Lee Smith
1980–1997 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos, NLS
772G
.047AVG
.090OBP
.094SLG
More career statistics
3H
1HR
2RBI
0SB
71–92W–L
1,289.1IP
1,251K
3.03ERA
6GS
478SV
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 772 | 1,023 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 772 | 71 | 64 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .047 | .090 | .094 | .184 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,289.3 | 1,022 | 6 | 0 | 71 | 92 | 478 | 1,133 | 475 | 434 | 89 | 486 | 1,251 | 0 | 0 | 3.03 | 1.256 |
Streaks
1longest hitting streak · 1982-07-05 to 1982-07-05
1longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1989-04-07 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
| 9 | 2 home runs allowed | 1982-07-05 | 1 in 21 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 9 | 7 strikeouts | 1981-10-04 | 1 in 20 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 |  Chicago Cubs | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 17 |
| 1981 | Chicago Cubs | 40 | 9 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 66 | 50 |
| 1982 | Chicago Cubs | 72 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | .062 | 117 | 99 |
| 1983 | Chicago Cubs | 66 | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | .111 | 103 | 91 |
| 1984 | Chicago Cubs | 69 | 13 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .077 | 101 | 86 |
| 1985 | Chicago Cubs | 65 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 97 | 112 |
| 1986 | Chicago Cubs | 66 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 90 | 93 |
| 1987 | Chicago Cubs | 63 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 83 | 96 |
| 1988 |  Boston Red Sox | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 83 | 96 |
| 1989 | Boston Red Sox | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 70 | 96 |
| 1990 | Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals | 64 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 83 | 87 |
| 1991 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 73 | 67 |
| 1992 | St. Louis Cardinals | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 75 | 60 |
| 1993 | New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals | 63 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 58 | 60 |
| 1994 |  Baltimore Orioles | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 38 | 42 |
| 1995 |  California Angels | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 49 | 43 |
| 1996 | California Angels, Cincinnati Reds | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 55 | 41 |
| 1997 |  Montreal Expos | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 15 |