Lee Smith vs. Wilbur Wood — Career Comparison

Lee Smith
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star
Wilbur Wood
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Wilbur Wood 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 led in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 83), home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 95). Wilbur Wood held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 104). Role difference aside, Lee Smith holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Lee Smith and Wilbur Wood

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
2.18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.55
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.64
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.52
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.56
43.56
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.25
51.25
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.62
45.62
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.34
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.19
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.03
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
3.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8052
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2684
9
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
7.91
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2582
8.66
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.62
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
3.39
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
2.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.7
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.24
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
8.73
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1411
4.73
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.347
1.347
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.33
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.24
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.21
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5388
37.61
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11154
37.4
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
5.6
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
0.66
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.32
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1130
3.79
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.54
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.38
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.256
1.256
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4791
33.44
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10209
34.23
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Lee Smith and Wilbur Wood

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
7.13
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
2.18
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3868
27
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8055
27
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1289.1
9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2685
9
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.36
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.28
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.77
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.75
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.17
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
2.08
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.14
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.03
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.932
0.932
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.62
45.62
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lee Smith and Wilbur Wood

Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
8645.07
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
651
1025.2
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
600
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
540.85
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
507.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
42.52
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
39.37
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.15
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.15
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
11.23
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.43
5.39
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
45.67
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
50.7
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
75.59
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.32
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.47
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
37.8
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-3.06
-25.86
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-9.85
-15.51
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.5
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
354.93
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
297.64
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.02
2.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
59.84
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.02
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Lee Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100