Lee Smith vs. Dave Tomlin — Career Comparison

Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dave Tomlin
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Lee Smith a clear advantage over Dave Tomlin across the core pitching metrics. Lee Smith led in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 94), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 104), and home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 123). Dave Tomlin held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 104). Lee Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Lee Smith and Dave Tomlin

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
7.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.5
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.44
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.57
67.57
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
3.82
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1534
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
511.1
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
543
9.56
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
3.39
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
3.49
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.7
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
4.89
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2239
39.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
2.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
4.59
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.44
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.88
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.35
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.449
1.449
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1959
34.48
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41

Fielding Stats for Lee Smith and Dave Tomlin

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
7.13
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
7.2
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1534
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
511.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.09
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.97
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.78
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.49
93.49
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.386
0.386
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lee Smith and Dave Tomlin

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 600 PA
409
5842.86
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 600 PA
34
485.71
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
20.83
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
142.86
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
85.71
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
100
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
24.37
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
142.86
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.2
4.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dave Tomlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Tomlin
Career
Per 600 PA