Lee Smith vs. Rich Thompson — Career Comparison

Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star
Rich Thompson
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lee Smith posted a stronger line than Rich Thompson. Lee Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.03 vs 5.05) and WHIP (1.333 vs 1.667). By the career numbers, Lee Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lee Smith and Rich Thompson

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
6.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.64
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.79
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.08
23.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
9.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.79
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.66
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.63
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.55
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
40.42
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.68
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.84
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.44
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.82
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.597
1.597
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
33.95
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42

Fielding Stats for Lee Smith and Rich Thompson

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
6.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.36
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.87
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.14
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.25
81.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.169
0.169
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lee Smith and Rich Thompson

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1023
8645.07
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
15400
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
21.85
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA