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Lee Smith

Q: When was Lee Smith born?

Lee Smith was born on December 4, 1957.

Q: Where was Lee Smith born?

Lee Smith was born in Jamestown, LA .

Q: How tall is Lee Smith?

Lee Smith is 6-5 (196 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Lee Smith weigh when playing?

Lee Smith weighed 220 lbs (99 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Lee Smith in the Hall of Fame?

Lee Smith was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2019.

Q: When was Lee Smith drafted?

Lee Smith was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Castor HS (Castor, LA) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Lee Smith have?

Lee Smith had 1,251 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Lee Smith played for?

Lee Smith played for 8 teams; the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos.

Q: How many World Series has Lee Smith won?

Lee Smith has never won a World Series.

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.
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

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1975	17	CHC-min	Rk	3	5	.375	2.32	10	10		2	1	0	62.0	35	23	16	0	49	0	35	2	2	4				1.355	5.1	0.0	7.1	5.1	0.71	CBF GULF
1976	18	CHC-min	A	4	8	.333	5.35	26	18		2	1	0	101.0	120	76	60	7	74	0	52	3	0	6				1.921	10.7	0.6	6.6	4.6	0.70	POM FLOR
1977	19	CHC-min	A	10	4	.714	4.29	26	18		4	0	0	130.0	131	67	62	3	85	1	82	4	0	10				1.662	9.1	0.2	5.9	5.7	0.96	POM FLOR
1978	20	CHC-min	AA	8	10	.444	5.98	30	25		3	0	1	155.0	161	122	103	16	128	1	71	2	0	8				1.865	9.3	0.9	7.4	4.1	0.55	MDL TL
1979	21	CHC-min	AA	9	5	.643	4.93	35	9		0	0	3	104.0	122	65	57	7	85	1	46	1	0	12				1.990	10.6	0.6	7.4	4.0	0.54	MDL TL
1980	22	CHC-min	AAA	4	7	.364	3.70	50	2		0	0	15	90.0	70	49	37	4	56	4	63	2	4	16				1.400	7.0	0.4	5.6	6.3	1.13	WCH AA
1980	22	CHC	NL	2	0	1.000	2.91	18	0	6	0	0	0	21.2	21	9	7	0	14	5	17	0	0	0	97	138	3.12	1.615	8.7	0.0	5.8	7.1	1.21
1981	23	CHC	NL	3	6	.333	3.51	40	1	12	0	0	1	66.2	57	31	26	2	31	8	50	1	1	7	281	106	2.93	1.320	7.7	0.3	4.2	6.8	1.61
1982	24	CHC	NL	2	5	.286	2.69	72	5	38	0	0	17	117.0	105	38	35	5	37	5	99	3	1	6	480	139	2.61	1.214	8.1	0.4	2.8	7.6	2.68
1983	25	CHC	NL	4	10	.286	1.65	66	0	56	0	0	29	103.1	70	23	19	5	41	14	91	1	2	5	413	229	2.84	1.074	6.1	0.4	3.6	7.9	2.22	AS,CYA-9,MVP-18
1984	26	CHC	NL	9	7	.563	3.65	69	0	59	0	0	33	101.0	98	42	41	6	35	7	86	0	0	6	428	107	2.88	1.317	8.7	0.5	3.1	7.7	2.46
1985	27	CHC	NL	7	4	.636	3.04	65	0	57	0	0	33	97.2	87	35	33	9	32	6	112	1	0	4	397	131	2.60	1.218	8.0	0.8	2.9	10.3	3.50
1986	28	CHC	NL	9	9	.500	3.09	66	0	59	0	0	31	90.1	69	32	31	7	42	11	93	0	0	2	372	131	3.11	1.229	6.9	0.7	4.2	9.3	2.21
1987	29	CHC	NL	4	10	.286	3.12	62	0	55	0	0	36	83.2	84	30	29	4	32	5	96	0	0	4	360	137	2.35	1.386	9.0	0.4	3.4	10.3	3.00	AS
1988	30	BOS	AL	4	5	.444	2.80	64	0	57	0	0	29	83.2	72	34	26	7	37	6	96	1	0	2	363	148	2.92	1.303	7.7	0.8	4.0	10.3	2.59	MVP-21
1989	31	BOS	AL	6	1	.857	3.57	64	0	50	0	0	25	70.2	53	30	28	6	33	6	96	0	0	1	290	116	2.55	1.217	6.8	0.8	4.2	12.2	2.91
1990	32	TOT	MLB	5	5	.500	2.06	64	0	53	0	0	31	83.0	71	24	19	3	29	7	87	0	0	2	344	188	2.23	1.205	7.7	0.3	3.1	9.4	3.00
1990	32	BOS	AL	2	1	.667	1.88	11	0	8	0	0	4	14.1	13	4	3	0	9	2	17	0	0	1	64	222	2.32	1.535	8.2	0.0	5.7	10.7	1.89
1990	32	STL	NL	3	4	.429	2.10	53	0	45	0	0	27	68.2	58	20	16	3	20	5	70	0	0	1	280	182	2.21	1.136	7.6	0.4	2.6	9.2	3.50
1991	33	STL	NL	6	3	.667	2.34	67	0	61	0	0	47	73.0	70	19	19	5	13	5	67	0	0	1	300	158	2.45	1.137	8.6	0.6	1.6	8.3	5.15	AS,CYA-2,MVP-8
1992	34	STL	NL	4	9	.308	3.12	70	0	55	0	0	43	75.0	62	28	26	4	26	4	60	0	0	2	310	110	2.92	1.173	7.4	0.5	3.1	7.2	2.31	AS,CYA-4
1993	35	TOT	MLB	2	4	.333	3.88	63	0	56	0	0	46	58.0	53	25	25	11	14	2	60	0	0	1	239	103	4.11	1.155	8.2	1.7	2.2	9.3	4.29	AS
1993	35	STL	NL	2	4	.333	4.50	55	0	48	0	0	43	50.0	49	25	25	11	9	1	49	0	0	1	206	88	4.43	1.160	8.8	2.0	1.6	8.8	5.44
1993	35	NYY	AL	0	0		0.00	8	0	8	0	0	3	8.0	4	0	0	0	5	1	11	0	0	0	33		2.11	1.125	4.5	0.0	5.6	12.4	2.20
1994	36	BAL	AL	1	4	.200	3.29	41	0	39	0	0	33	38.1	34	16	14	6	11	1	42	0	0	0	160	153	3.84	1.174	8.0	1.4	2.6	9.9	3.82	AS,CYA-5,MVP-14
1995	37	CAL	AL	0	5	.000	3.47	52	0	51	0	0	37	49.1	42	19	19	3	25	4	43	1	0	1	209	136	3.73	1.358	7.7	0.5	4.6	7.8	1.72	AS
1996	38	CAL-min	A+	0	0		9.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	5			2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	LEL CALL
1996	38	TOT	MLB	3	4	.429	3.74	54	0	24	0	0	2	55.1	57	24	23	4	26	4	41	1	0	3	245	118	4.09	1.500	9.3	0.7	4.2	6.7	1.58
1996	38	CAL	AL	0	0		2.45	11	0	8	0	0	0	11.0	8	4	3	0	3	0	6	0	0	1	44	205	2.90	1.000	6.5	0.0	2.5	4.9	2.00
1996	38	CIN	NL	3	4	.429	4.06	43	0	16	0	0	2	44.1	49	20	20	4	23	4	35	1	0	2	201	105	4.39	1.624	9.9	0.8	4.7	7.1	1.52
1997	39	MON	NL	0	1	.000	5.82	25	0	14	0	0	5	21.2	28	16	14	2	8	0	15	1	0	0	100	73	4.17	1.662	11.6	0.8	3.3	6.2	1.88
1998	40	HOU-min	AAA,AA	1	1	.500	5.84	12	0	9	0	0	2	12.1	15	8	8	2	4	0	16	0	0	0	56			1.541	10.9	1.5	2.9	11.7	4.00	NOR,JAC PCL,TL
18 Yrs				71	92	.436	3.03	1022	6	802	0	0	478	1289.1	1133	475	434	89	486	100	1251	10	4	47	5388	132	2.93	1.256	7.9	0.6	3.4	8.7	2.57
162 Game Avg.				5	6	.436	3.03	68	0	53	0	0	32	85	75	31	29	6	32	7	83	1	0	3	356	132	2.93	1.256	7.9	0.6	3.4	8.7	2.57
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
CHC (8 yrs)				40	51	.440	2.92	458	6	342	0	0	180	681.1	591	240	221	38	264	61	644	6	4	34	2828	134	2.76	1.255	7.8	0.5	3.5	8.5	2.44
STL (4 yrs)				15	20	.429	2.90	245	0	209	0	0	160	266.2	239	92	86	23	68	15	246	0	0	5	1096	128	2.89	1.151	8.1	0.8	2.3	8.3	3.62
BOS (3 yrs)				12	7	.632	3.04	139	0	115	0	0	58	168.2	138	68	57	13	79	14	209	1	0	4	717	137	2.72	1.287	7.4	0.7	4.2	11.2	2.65
CAL (2 yrs)				0	5	.000	3.28	63	0	59	0	0	37	60.1	50	23	22	3	28	4	49	1	0	2	253	145	3.58	1.293	7.5	0.4	4.2	7.3	1.75
MON (1 yr)				0	1	.000	5.82	25	0	14	0	0	5	21.2	28	16	14	2	8	0	15	1	0	0	100	73	4.17	1.662	11.6	0.8	3.3	6.2	1.88
CIN (1 yr)				3	4	.429	4.06	43	0	16	0	0	2	44.1	49	20	20	4	23	4	35	1	0	2	201	105	4.39	1.624	9.9	0.8	4.7	7.1	1.52
NYY (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	8	0	8	0	0	3	8.0	4	0	0	0	5	1	11	0	0	0	33		2.11	1.125	4.5	0.0	5.6	12.4	2.20
BAL (1 yr)				1	4	.200	3.29	41	0	39	0	0	33	38.1	34	16	14	6	11	1	42	0	0	0	160	153	3.84	1.174	8.0	1.4	2.6	9.9	3.82

NL (14 yrs)				58	76	.433	3.03	771	6	581	0	0	347	1014.0	907	368	341	67	363	80	940	8	4	41	4225	128	2.90	1.252	8.1	0.6	3.2	8.3	2.59
AL (7 yrs)				13	16	.448	3.04	251	0	221	0	0	131	275.1	226	107	93	22	123	20	311	2	0	6	1163	145	3.04	1.268	7.4	0.7	4.0	10.2	2.53

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Lee Smith?

Lee Smith is 66 years old.

When was Lee Smith born?

Lee Smith was born on December 4, 1957.

Where was Lee Smith born?

Lee Smith was born in Jamestown, LA.

How tall is Lee Smith?

Lee Smith is 6-5 (196 cm) tall.

How much did Lee Smith weigh when playing?

Lee Smith weighed 220 lbs (99 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Lee Smith play?

Lee Smith played 18 seasons.

Is Lee Smith in the Hall of Fame?

Lee Smith was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2019.

When was Lee Smith drafted?

Lee Smith was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Castor HS (Castor, LA).

What position did Lee Smith play?

Lee Smith was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Lee Smith have?

Lee Smith had 1,251 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Lee Smith played for?

Lee Smith played for 8 teams; the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos.

How many World Series has Lee Smith won?

Lee Smith has never won a World Series.

When did Lee Smith retire?

Lee Smith last played in 1997.

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