Lee Smith

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 220lb (196cm, 99kg)

Born: December 4, 1957 in Jamestown, LA us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Castor HS (Castor, LA).

High School: Castor HS (Castor, LA)

School: Northwestern State University of Louisiana (Natchitoches, LA)

Debut: September 1, 1980 (Age 22-272d, 14,354th in major league history)
vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 2, 1997 (Age 39-210d)
vs. TOR 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2019. (Voted by Today's Game Era Committee)
View Lee Smith's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1981 season

Agents: Brian David • Previously: Bob Gilhooley, Jim Bronner

Full Name: Lee Arthur Smith

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.9

ERA

3.03

1022

478

1289.1

1251

WHIP

1.256

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 3	CHC	@	SFG	W,5-3	GF	9	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	2	Apr 5	CHC	@	SFG	W,11-7	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	3	Apr 6	CHC	@	SDP	L,2-3	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	5 (1)	Apr 8	CHC	@	SDP	W,8-5	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	9 (3)	Apr 14	CHC		NYM	W,5-2	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	11 (1)	Apr 18 (2)	CHC		STL	W,6-1	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	13 (1)	Apr 20	CHC		PIT	W,5-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	15 (1)	Apr 23	CHC	@	STL	W,6-2	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	16	Apr 24	CHC	@	STL	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	20 (3)	Apr 29	CHC	@	PIT	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	22 (1)	May 2	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-4	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	23	May 4	CHC		SDP	W,7-6	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	24	May 5	CHC		SDP	W,6-5		9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	27 (2)	May 8	CHC		SFG	W,12-11	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	31 (3)	May 12	CHC	@	HOU	W,5-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	34 (2)	May 16	CHC	@	CIN	W,10-4	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	37 (2)	May 19	CHC		HOU	W,5-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	39 (1)	May 23	CHC		ATL	W,3-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	40	May 24 (1)	CHC		ATL	W,10-7		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	46 (5)	May 30	CHC	@	ATL	W,6-2	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	49 (2)	Jun 2	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-3	GF	7	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	51 (1)	Jun 5	CHC	@	MON	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	54 (2)	Jun 8	CHC	@	STL	L,4-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	55	Jun 9	CHC	@	STL	W,5-0	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	56	Jun 10	CHC	@	STL	W,2-0	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	57	Jun 11	CHC		MON	L,1-2	GF	8	1.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
27	59 (1)	Jun 13	CHC		MON	W,7-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	63 (3)	Jun 17	CHC		PHI	L,7-9	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	64	Jun 19	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-3	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	67 (2)	Jun 22	CHC		STL	W,9-3	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	68	Jun 23	CHC		STL	W,12-11	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	72 (3)	Jun 26 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,9-8	GF	12	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	73	Jun 27	CHC		PIT	W,8-7		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	77 (3)	Jul 1	CHC	@	LAD	W,4-3		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	80 (2)	Jul 4	CHC	@	SDP	W,2-1	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	82 (1)	Jul 6	CHC	@	SFG	W,5-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	84 (1)	Jul 8	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-3	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	86 (1)	Jul 13	CHC		LAD	W,7-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	88 (1)	Jul 15	CHC		LAD	W,4-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	93 (4)	Jul 20	CHC		SFG	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	94	Jul 21	CHC		SFG	W,4-3		13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
42	96 (1)	Jul 23	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	100 (3)	Jul 28	CHC	@	NYM	W,11-4		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	102 (1)	Jul 29 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	W,5-1	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	103	Jul 30	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	105 (1)	Aug 1	CHC		PHI	W,5-4	GF	3	0.2	2	0	0	2	0	P
47	106	Aug 2	CHC		MON	W,3-2	GF	1	0.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
48	109 (2)	Aug 5	CHC		MON	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	112 (2)	Aug 7 (2)	CHC		NYM	W,8-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	113	Aug 8	CHC		NYM	W,7-6		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	116 (2)	Aug 11	CHC	@	MON	W,2-1	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	122 (5)	Aug 18	CHC	@	CIN	W,13-11	GF	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	125 (2)	Aug 21	CHC		HOU	W,11-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	132 (6)	Aug 29	CHC		CIN	W,7-2	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
55	133	Aug 30	CHC	@	ATL	W,8-3	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
56	134	Aug 31	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-3	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	135	Sep 1	CHC	@	ATL	W,4-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
58	136	Sep 2	CHC	@	ATL	W,4-2	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	137	Sep 3	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	140 (2)	Sep 6	CHC	@	MON	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	144 (3)	Sep 10	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
62	145	Sep 11	CHC		PHI	L,3-6	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	146	Sep 12	CHC		MON	W,11-5	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	148 (1)	Sep 15	CHC		NYM	W,5-4	GF	8	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
65	152 (3)	Sep 20	CHC		PIT	L,6-7		10	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
66	155 (2)	Sep 23 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,4-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
67	158 (2)	Sep 26	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-2	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
68	159	Sep 28	CHC		STL	L,1-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
69	160	Sep 29	CHC		STL	W,9-5	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
							69gm		101.0	6	13	0	19	2