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.

1995 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1995 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 26	CAL		DET	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	2	Apr 28	CAL	@	TOR	W,7-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	4 (1)	Apr 30	CAL	@	TOR	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	5	May 1	CAL	@	TOR	W,2-0	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	10 (4)	May 6	CAL		SEA	W,7-5	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
6	12 (1)	May 9	CAL		TEX	W,3-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	15 (2)	May 12	CAL	@	KCR	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	19 (3)	May 16	CAL	@	MIN	W,9-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	22 (2)	May 19	CAL	@	CHW	W,6-5	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	23	May 20	CAL	@	CHW	W,7-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	24	May 21	CAL	@	CHW	W,8-6	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	26 (1)	May 24	CAL		NYY	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	31 (4)	May 29	CAL		BAL	W,6-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	34 (2)	Jun 2	CAL	@	NYY	W,3-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	35	Jun 3	CAL	@	NYY	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	40 (4)	Jun 8	CAL	@	BOS	W,10-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	43 (2)	Jun 11	CAL	@	BAL	W,5-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	47 (3)	Jun 15	CAL		CHW	W,5-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	51 (3)	Jun 20	CAL		KCR	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	55 (3)	Jun 25	CAL	@	SEA	W,7-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	58 (2)	Jun 28	CAL	@	TEX	L,8-9	GF	7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	60 (1)	Jun 30	CAL	@	OAK	L,5-8	GF	6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	63 (2)	Jul 3	CAL		TOR	W,4-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	69 (5)	Jul 9	CAL		MIL	L,7-9	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	70	Jul 13	CAL	@	DET	W,8-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	72 (1)	Jul 16 (1)	CAL	@	DET	W,6-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	75 (2)	Jul 18	CAL	@	CLE	L,5-7	GF	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	77 (1)	Jul 20	CAL	@	TOR	W,10-3	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	81 (3)	Jul 24	CAL		CLE	L,7-9	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	82	Jul 25	CAL		CLE	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	83	Jul 26	CAL		CLE	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	87 (3)	Jul 30	CAL	@	MIL	W,8-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	89 (1)	Aug 2	CAL		SEA	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	92 (2)	Aug 5	CAL		TEX	W,5-3	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	96 (3)	Aug 9	CAL	@	KCR	W,9-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	98 (1)	Aug 11	CAL	@	MIN	W,8-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	100 (1)	Aug 13	CAL	@	MIN	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	101	Aug 14	CAL	@	CHW	W,11-10	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	106 (4)	Aug 19	CAL		NYY	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	110 (3)	Aug 23	CAL		BOS	L,5-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	111	Aug 24	CAL		BAL	W,6-4	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
42	116 (4)	Aug 30	CAL	@	NYY	L,1-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	121 (4)	Sep 4	CAL	@	BAL	W,5-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	124 (2)	Sep 8	CAL		MIN	W,9-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	125	Sep 9	CAL		MIN	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	126	Sep 10	CAL		MIN	L,8-9		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	128 (1)	Sep 12	CAL		CHW	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	135 (6)	Sep 20	CAL	@	OAK	L,6-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	139 (3)	Sep 26	CAL	@	SEA	L,2-10	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
50	140	Sep 27	CAL	@	SEA	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	141	Sep 28	CAL		OAK	W,4-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	142	Sep 29	CAL		OAK	W,9-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							52gm		49.1	1	4	0	5	0