Lee Smith vs. Ted Trent — Career Comparison

Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ted Trent
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Trent built a career as a starting pitcher and Lee Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.03 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 3.63 and 1.319 for Ted Trent. By the career numbers, Lee Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lee Smith and Ted Trent

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.55
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.01
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.6
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.62
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
517
3.63
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
3841
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280.1
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1259
8.85
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.62
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.41
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
764
5.37
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5388
37.61
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5457
38.36
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
635
4.46
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.44
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.07
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.54
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.6
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4829
33.95
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Lee Smith and Ted Trent

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.55
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.01
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
3840
27
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.36
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
2.43
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
2.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.62
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.696
1.696
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lee Smith and Ted Trent

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
223
271.4
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
537.93
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
59.63
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
47.46
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.52
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
11.23
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.15
14.79
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
94.93
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
34.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
32.86
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.72
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.89
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
34.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.3
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.17
82.17
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.77
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100