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Lee
Smith		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6''
Weight: 230
 
Born: December 4, 1957 in Usa, LA, SHREVEPORT
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1990   
All-Star Selections 1980    1982   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1980 22 PIT NL $ 300,000 6 7 8 7 6 7 7 7 8 7
1981 23 PIT NL $ 300,000 6 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 8 7
1982 24 PIT NL $ 300,000 6 7 8 8 7 7 7 6 7 7
1983 25 MIL NL $ 4,278,571 6 8 9 8 7 8 7 6 7 6
1984 26 MIL NL $ 4,278,571 7 8 9 8 8 9 8 6 7 6
1985 27 MIL NL $ 4,278,571 7 8 9 8 8 9 8 6 6 6
1986 28 MIL NL $ 9,000,000 6 8 9 8 8 9 8 5 6 5
1987 29 MIL NL $ 9,000,000 6 7 8 7 8 9 8 4 5 5
1988 30 WAS NL $ 9,000,000 6 7 8 8 8 9 8 4 5 5
1989 31 WAS NL $ 3,400,000 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 5 5 5
1990 32 WAS NL $ 3,400,000 6 6 7 7 7 8 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,000,000 7 8 9 8 8 9 8 7 8 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1980 22 PIT NL 5 5 .500 42 9 0 0 20 97.0 105 43 5 33 56 3.99 .276 .330 .370 .700 7.1
1981 23 PIT NL 16 7 .696 32 32 2 2 0 222.3 215 89 7 78 141 3.60 .253 .314 .343 .658 13.4
1982 24 PIT NL 19 7 .731 37 37 3 1 0 260.7 232 92 15 88 178 3.18 .234 .297 .336 .633 20.2
1983 25 MIL NL 13 14 .481 34 34 0 0 0 227.0 216 99 26 65 168 3.93 .248 .300 .406 .707 12.0
1984 26 MIL NL 12 13 .480 34 34 2 1 0 248.0 236 108 21 61 191 3.92 .248 .293 .385 .678 12.4
1985 27 MIL NL 17 11 .607 34 34 4 1 0 242.7 231 109 24 73 182 4.04 .244 .299 .389 .688 10.8
1986 28 MIL NL 11 15 .423 34 34 2 0 0 235.7 236 119 31 66 185 4.54 .257 .306 .438 .744 8.8
1987 29 MIL NL 2 3 .400 9 9 0 0 0 45.7 48 23 6 8 38 4.53 .265 .296 .442 .738 1.7
1988 30 WAS NL 2 8 .200 64 0 0 0 6 101.3 109 54 12 26 68 4.80 .275 .319 .443 .762 3.7
1989 31 WAS NL 11 9 .550 29 29 1 1 0 177.3 173 77 18 33 133 3.91 .253 .287 .421 .708 9.8
1990 32 WAS NL 13 2 .867 27 27 0 0 0 139.0 140 63 12 36 107 4.08 .260 .306 .400 .705 9.1
11 Years Sim 121 94 .563 376 279 14 6 26 1996.6 1941 876 177 567 1447 3.95 .252 .303 .391 .694 109.0
Season Average 11 8 .579 34 25 1 0 2 181.5 176 79 16 51 131 3.95 .252 .303 .391 .694  
Career Highs 19 15 .867 64 37 4 2 20 260.7 236 119 31 88 191 4.80 .276 .330 .443 .762  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   907 428 98 246 786   .250 .297 .404 .701
vs LH   1034 448 79 321 661   .253 .308 .380 .688
Home 63 48 .568 195 143 6 3 15 1015.0 961 409 88 286 740 3.63 .246 .298 .384 .682
Away 58 46 .558 181 136 8 3 11 981.6 980 467 89 281 707 4.28 .257 .308 .399 .707
Mar/Apr 24 16 .600 61 49 4 1 3 356.3 330 142 24 106 250 3.59 .242 .297 .367 .664
May 18 19 .486 74 49 2 2 10 361.6 371 172 38 88 254 4.28 .263 .306 .410 .716
June 16 15 .516 65 42 2 0 8 310.6 303 136 26 80 231 3.94 .251 .298 .394 .692
July 20 16 .556 55 42 2 0 2 300.3 283 132 24 99 228 3.96 .246 .306 .375 .681
August 24 11 .686 60 48 2 2 2 347.6 337 148 30 94 258 3.83 .253 .302 .392 .694
Sep/Oct 19 17 .528 61 49 2 1 1 320.0 317 146 35 100 226 4.11 .254 .310 .408 .718
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1980 22 PIT NL P 42 9 97.0 7 13 0 2 1.000 1.86    
1981 23 PIT NL P 32 32 222.3 24 43 0 3 1.000 2.71    
1982 24 PIT NL P 37 37 260.7 20 47 1 3 .985 2.31    
1983 25 MIL NL P 34 34 227.0 15 38 3 4 .946 2.10    
1984 26 MIL NL P 34 34 248.0 10 55 1 5 .985 2.36    
1985 27 MIL NL P 34 34 242.7 21 48 4 2 .945 2.56    
1986 28 MIL NL P 34 34 235.7 15 39 0 3 1.000 2.06    
1987 29 MIL NL P 9 9 45.7 4 6 2 1 .833 1.97    
1988 30 WAS NL P 64 0 101.3 8 24 0 0 1.000 2.84    
1989 31 WAS NL P 29 29 177.3 15 32 0 0 1.000 2.39    
1990 32 WAS NL P 27 27 139.0 18 19 0 1 1.000 2.40    
Career Totals   376 279 1996.6 157 364 11 24 .979 2.35    
Career Highs   64 37 260.7 24 55 4 5 1.000 2.84    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1980 22 PIT NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 6.3 4 2 1 5 4 2.84 .174 .321 .304 .626
1984 26 MIL NL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 14.0 16 3 1 4 8 1.93 .281 .328 .386 .714
1989 31 WAS NL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 4.3 6 5 1 1 3 10.39 .316 .350 .632 .982
1990 32 WAS NL 1 0 1.000 5 0 0 0 0 3.7 4 0 0 1 2 0.00 .286 .333 .286 .619
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 2 .333 11 3 0 0 0 28.3 30 10 3 11 17 3.18 .265 .331 .398 .729
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1982-4-19
1985-6-17
1990-10-13
 Losses
1986-8-15
 Winning Pct
1981-4-.696
1982-6-.731
 Saves
1980-8-20
 Games Started
1982-1-37
 Shutouts
1981-5-2
Homeruns Allowed
1985-10-24
1986-4-31
 Strikeouts
1982-7-178
1984-8-191
1985-9-182
1986-10-185
 Walks per 9IP
1989-6-1.7
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1983-9-6.7
1984-9-6.9
1986-9-7.1
 OSLG
1982-8-.336
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 47    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 28    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Baltimore in 1980
Traded from Baltimore to Pittsburgh on 2/2/1980 (Going to PIT: P Lee Smith. Going to BAL: C Terry Kennedy)
Earned first career win on 4/16/1980
Was selected to the 1980 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1982 Allstar game
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,278,571 through salary arbitration
Traded from Pittsburgh to Milwaukee on 2/8/1983 (Going to PIT: CF Kirk Gibson. Going to MIL: P Lee Smith)
2/2/1984: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,278,571 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 8/12/1984, winning 2 games with a 1.13 ERA
Injured on 10/3/1984 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,278,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/26/1985 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
10/28/1985: Signed a contract extension with Milwaukee, $9,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 5/15/1987 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season
Traded from Milwaukee to Washington on 2/8/1988 (Going to WAS: P Lee Smith. Going to MIL: P Rick Anderson)
6/1/1988: Signed a contract extension with Washington , $3,400,000 per year, for 4 years
Won World Championship with Washington in 1990
 
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