Lee Smith vs. Rich Thompson — Career Comparison

Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star
Rich Thompson
MillenialAustraliaThrows RightBats RightOceaniaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican 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 4.21) and home runs allowed (0.62 per nine innings vs 1.55). 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
6
6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
7.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.56
43.56
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
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
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.21
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
9.03
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1251
8.73
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
9.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.73
8.73
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.33
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.12
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
39.12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.3
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
35.34
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Lee Smith and Rich Thompson

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
7.05
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.52
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.77
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.29
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.14
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
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
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
6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
82
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
600
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
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
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
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.06
-25.86
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Rich Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
1.69
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA