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.

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	CHC		PIT	W,2-1	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 13	CHC		MON	W,8-3	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	6 (1)	Apr 15	CHC		PHI	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	8 (1)	Apr 17	CHC		PHI	W,5-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	14 (5)	Apr 24	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-2	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	18 (3)	Apr 30	CHC		SFG	W,3-1	GF	7	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	21 (2)	May 4	CHC		SDP	W,12-8	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	22	May 5 susp	CHC		SDP	W,6-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	23	May 6	CHC		LAD	L,4-5		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	24	May 7	CHC		LAD	W,4-2	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	26 (1)	May 9	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-1		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	27	May 10	CHC	@	SDP	W,6-2	GF	5	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	29 (1)	May 12	CHC	@	SDP	L,3-5	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	31 (1)	May 15	CHC	@	LAD	W,3-2	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	32	May 17	CHC	@	ATL	W,7-5	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	37 (4)	May 22	CHC		CIN	W,7-4	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	39 (1)	May 25	CHC		HOU	W,5-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	40	May 26	CHC		HOU	W,10-8	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	41	May 27	CHC	@	CIN	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	44 (2)	May 31	CHC	@	HOU	W,6-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	47 (2)	Jun 4	CHC		ATL	W,5-3	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
22	48	Jun 5	CHC		ATL	L,2-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	51 (2)	Jun 8	CHC		PIT	W,7-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	53 (1)	Jun 10	CHC	@	MON	W,5-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	54	Jun 11	CHC	@	MON	W,5-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	58 (3)	Jun 15	CHC		STL	L,0-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	62 (3)	Jun 19	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	64 (1)	Jun 21	CHC	@	STL	L,5-7		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	65	Jun 22	CHC	@	STL	L,1-2	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	67 (1)	Jun 25	CHC		NYM	L,2-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	68	Jun 26	CHC		NYM	W,7-3	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	71 (2)	Jun 29	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-6		12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	73 (1)	Jul 1	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	75 (1)	Jul 3	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	78 (2)	Jul 6	CHC		SFG	L,4-6	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	79	Jul 7	CHC		SFG	W,6-5	GF	6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	82 (2)	Jul 10	CHC		SDP	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	84 (1)	Jul 12	CHC		LAD	L,4-7	GF	11	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	87 (2)	Jul 18	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-1	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	88	Jul 19	CHC	@	SFG	W,4-3	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	89	Jul 20	CHC	@	SFG	W,2-1	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
42	91 (1)	Jul 22	CHC	@	SDP	W,5-3	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	93 (1)	Jul 24	CHC	@	SDP	W,4-3		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	99 (5)	Jul 31	CHC		STL	W,5-2	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	100	Aug 1	CHC		STL	W,9-8		9	1.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
46	102 (1)	Aug 3	CHC		NYM	L,4-5		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	108 (5)	Aug 11	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	109	Aug 12	CHC		MON	W,8-7	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
49	113 (3)	Aug 16	CHC		PHI	W,6-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	116 (2)	Aug 20	CHC	@	ATL	W,5-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	117	Aug 21	CHC	@	ATL	W,9-5	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	118	Aug 22	CHC	@	ATL	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	120 (1)	Aug 24	CHC	@	CIN	W,4-0	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	124 (3)	Aug 28	CHC	@	HOU	L,0-3	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	125	Aug 29	CHC		ATL	L,6-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	127 (1)	Aug 31	CHC		ATL	W,5-4		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	130 (2)	Sep 3	CHC		HOU	L,7-8	GF	2	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
58	134 (3)	Sep 7	CHC		CIN	W,9-7	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
59	135	Sep 8	CHC		CIN	T,5-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	144 (8)	Sep 17	CHC	@	MON	W,3-0	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
61	147 (2)	Sep 20	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	152 (4)	Sep 25	CHC		NYM	W,5-4	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
63	154 (1)	Sep 27	CHC		PHI	W,9-7	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	155	Sep 28	CHC		PHI	W,11-10	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
65	157 (1)	Oct 1	CHC		PIT	W,4-3	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							65gm		97.2	3	9	0	12	1