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Historical player · 1980–1997 · ★ Hall of Fame 2019

Lee Smith

B/T R/R · HT 77 · WT 220 · Born 12/4/1957 · From Jamestown, LA USA · Debut 1980-09-01 · Final 1997-07-02

Career · batting

1,023

RBI

AVG/OPS

0.047 · 0.184

Career · pitching

1,022

1,289.3

W-L

71-92

478

1,251

ERA

3.03

WHIP

1.26

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Chicago Cubs · 1980–1987

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#675 on the Cubs

↑ 1 B. Anderson

Hits

#1,344 on the Cubs

↑ 1 M. Adams

↓ 1 G. Zahn

RBI

#1,202 on the Cubs

↑ 1 T. Abernathy

↓ 1 O. Zamora

Runs

#1,239 on the Cubs

↑ 1 K. Alcántara

↓ 1 G. Zahn

#1,058 on the Cubs

↑ 1 B. Abbey

↓ 1 T. Angley

Career with the California Angels · 1995–1996

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Career with the Baltimore Orioles · 1994–1994

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Career with the Boston Red Sox · 1988–1990

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Career with the Cincinnati Reds · 1996–1996

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Career with the New York Yankees · 1993–1993

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Career with the St. Louis Cardinals · 1990–1993

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Career with the Montreal Expos · 1997–1997

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MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever

#7,639 all-time MLB

↑ 1 E. Abreu

↓ 1 T. Zych

Hits

#14,285 all-time MLB

↑ 1 R. Adams

↓ 1 E. Yount

RBI

#12,745 all-time MLB

↑ 1 J. Abbott

↓ 1 E. Zmich

Batting · year by year

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG
1980	Cubs	NL	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1981	Cubs	NL	40	9	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.000	0.000	0.000
1982	Cubs	NL	72	16	2	1	1	1	1	9	0.063	0.118	0.250
1983	Cubs	NL	66	9	0	1	0	0	1	5	0.111	0.200	0.111
1984	Cubs	NL	69	13	0	1	0	1	0	8	0.077	0.077	0.077
1985	Cubs	NL	65	6	0	0	0	0	1	5	0.000	0.143	0.000
1986	Cubs	NL	66	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.000	0.000	0.000
1987	Cubs	NL	63	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.000	0.000
1988	Red Sox	AL	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1989	Red Sox	AL	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1990	Red Sox	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1990	Cardinals	NL	53	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.000	0.000
1991	Cardinals	NL	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1992	Cardinals	NL	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1993	Cardinals	NL	55	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.000	0.000
1993	Yankees	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1994	Orioles	AL	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1995	Angels	AL	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1996	Angels	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1996	Reds	NL	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
1997	Expos	NL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—
Career			1,023	64	2	3	1	2	3	42	0.047	0.090	0.094

Pitching · year by year

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1980	Cubs	NL	2	0	18	0	0	21.7	21	7	14	17	2.91	1.62
1981	Cubs	NL	3	6	40	1	1	66.7	57	26	31	50	3.51	1.32
1982	Cubs	NL	2	5	72	5	17	117.0	105	35	37	99	2.69	1.21
1983	Cubs	NL	4	10	66	0	29	103.3	70	19	41	91	1.65	1.07
1984	Cubs	NL	9	7	69	0	33	101.0	98	41	35	86	3.65	1.32
1985	Cubs	NL	7	4	65	0	33	97.7	87	33	32	112	3.04	1.22
1986	Cubs	NL	9	9	66	0	31	90.3	69	31	42	93	3.09	1.23
1987	Cubs	NL	4	10	62	0	36	83.7	84	29	32	96	3.12	1.39
1988	Red Sox	AL	4	5	64	0	29	83.7	72	26	37	96	2.80	1.30
1989	Red Sox	AL	6	1	64	0	25	70.7	53	28	33	96	3.57	1.22
1990	Red Sox	AL	2	1	11	0	4	14.3	13	3	9	17	1.88	1.53
1990	Cardinals	NL	3	4	53	0	27	68.7	58	16	20	70	2.10	1.14
1991	Cardinals	NL	6	3	67	0	47	73.0	70	19	13	67	2.34	1.14
1992	Cardinals	NL	4	9	70	0	43	75.0	62	26	26	60	3.12	1.17
1993	Cardinals	NL	2	4	55	0	43	50.0	49	25	9	49	4.50	1.16
1993	Yankees	AL	0	0	8	0	3	8.0	4	0	5	11	0.00	1.13
1994	Orioles	AL	1	4	41	0	33	38.3	34	14	11	42	3.29	1.17
1995	Angels	AL	0	5	52	0	37	49.3	42	19	25	43	3.47	1.36
1996	Angels	AL	0	0	11	0	0	11.0	8	3	3	6	2.45	1.00
1996	Reds	NL	3	4	43	0	2	44.3	49	20	23	35	4.06	1.62
1997	Expos	NL	0	1	25	0	5	21.7	28	14	8	15	5.82	1.66
Career			71	92	1,022	6	478	1,289.3	1,133	434	486	1,251	3.03	1.26

Fielding by position

Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP
P	1,022	6	1,289.3	52	111	4	9

Hall of Fame voting

Year	Body	Votes	Needed	Status
2019	Veterans - Today's Game Era	16	12	Inducted
2017	BBWAA	151	332	Ballot
2016	BBWAA	150	330	Ballot
2015	BBWAA	166	412	Ballot
2014	BBWAA	171	429	Ballot
2013	BBWAA	272	427	Ballot
2012	BBWAA	290	430	Ballot
2011	BBWAA	263	436	Ballot
2010	BBWAA	255	405	Ballot
2009	BBWAA	240	405	Ballot
2008	BBWAA	235	408	Ballot
2007	BBWAA	217	409	Ballot
2006	BBWAA	234	390	Ballot
2005	BBWAA	200	387	Ballot
2004	BBWAA	185	380	Ballot
2003	BBWAA	210	372	Ballot