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.

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-2		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	3 (1)	Apr 9	CHC		NYM	W,5-0	GF	8	2.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
3	5 (1)	Apr 11	CHC		NYM	L,4-5		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	7 (1)	Apr 13	CHC		STL	L,3-4		1	0.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
5	9 (1)	Apr 15	CHC		STL	L,1-6		8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
6	14 (4)	Apr 21	CHC	@	NYM	L,4-7		10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	16 (1)	Apr 24	CHC		PIT	L,5-8	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	21 (4)	Apr 30	CHC	@	ATL	L,0-1	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	22	May 1	CHC	@	ATL	W,5-1		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	23	May 2	CHC	@	ATL	L,3-10		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	24	May 3	CHC	@	STL	L,4-9		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	26 (1)	May 5	CHC	@	STL	L,6-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	29 (2)	May 9	CHC		HOU	W,6-3		6	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	30	May 11	CHC		ATL	W,6-4		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	32 (1)	May 13	CHC	@	HOU	W,5-0	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	34 (1)	May 15	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-4		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	36 (1)	May 18	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-2		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	39 (2)	May 21	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-4		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	40	May 22	CHC	@	SFG	W,2-1		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	41	May 23 (1)	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	42	May 23 (2)	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-6		18	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	45 (2)	May 26	CHC	@	SDP	W,5-3		8	2.0	2	0	0	2	1	P
23	46	May 28	CHC		LAD	W,4-3		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	47	May 29	CHC		LAD	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	49 (1)	May 31	CHC		SDP	L,7-9	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	51 (1)	Jun 2	CHC		SDP	L,1-3		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	52	Jun 4	CHC		SFG	L,3-4	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	54 (1)	Jun 6	CHC		SFG	L,3-5		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	55	Jun 7	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-7		9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	57 (1)	Jun 9	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-4		10	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	58	Jun 11	CHC	@	MON	L,8-9		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	59	Jun 12	CHC	@	MON	L,5-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	63 (3)	Jun 16	CHC		PHI	W,7-6	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
34	68 (4)	Jun 21	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	73 (4)	Jun 26 (2)	CHC		STL	L,1-2	GS	28	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	P
36	77 (3)	Jun 30	CHC		PIT	L,3-7	GS	26	5.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	82 (4)	Jul 5	CHC	@	ATL	L,5-7	GS	29	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	85 (2)	Jul 8	CHC	@	HOU	W,5-3		7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	88 (2)	Jul 10 susp	CHC		CIN	L,5-6		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	91 (2)	Jul 16	CHC		ATL	W,4-3		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	93 (1)	Jul 18	CHC		ATL	L,2-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	94	Jul 19	CHC		HOU	W,6-5	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	96 (1)	Jul 21	CHC		HOU	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	97	Jul 23	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-5	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	102 (4)	Jul 28	CHC		MON	L,3-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	106 (3)	Aug 1	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-2	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	110 (3)	Aug 6	CHC		PHI	W,4-2	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	111	Aug 7	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	112	Aug 8	CHC		PHI	W,8-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	115 (2)	Aug 11	CHC	@	MON	L,0-3	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	118 (2)	Aug 14	CHC	@	NYM	W,7-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	120 (1)	Aug 15 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	W,6-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
53	121	Aug 17 susp	CHC		LAD	L,1-2		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	122	Aug 18	CHC		LAD	L,4-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	126 (3)	Aug 22	CHC		SDP	W,8-7	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
56	129 (2)	Aug 25	CHC		SFG	W,4-2	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
57	133 (3)	Aug 31	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	134	Sep 1	CHC	@	SFG	W,7-6	GF	4	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
59	137 (2)	Sep 5	CHC	@	SDP	W,5-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
60	138	Sep 6	CHC		PHI	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
61	139	Sep 7	CHC		PHI	L,5-7	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
62	140	Sep 8	CHC		PHI	L,3-4	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
63	143 (2)	Sep 12	CHC		MON	L,3-11	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
64	147 (3)	Sep 17	CHC	@	MON	W,3-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
65	148	Sep 18	CHC	@	MON	W,10-7	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
66	149	Sep 19	CHC	@	MON	W,7-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
67	154 (4)	Sep 24	CHC	@	STL	L,1-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
68	156 (1)	Sep 26	CHC	@	STL	W,6-1	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
69	158 (1)	Sep 28	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
70	159	Sep 29	CHC	@	NYM	W,4-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
71	160	Sep 30	CHC	@	NYM	W,3-1	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
72	162 (1)	Oct 3	CHC		STL	L,4-5		5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							72gm		117.0	9	10	1	20	2