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P Lee Smith #49
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R
10/05/1997
P LEE SMITH #49 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
52 0 1-6 4 3.90 55.1 47 8 39 37 1.55 -0.7
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 7 7 7 11
Movement 16 16 16 18
Control 10 10 10 13
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 7 11
Slider 7 11
Cutter 6 9
Forkball 7 8
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 87-89 Mph
Stamina 1
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 15
Defense 6
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 19
Bunt for Hit: 7
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/27/1997 @ BOS Loss, 3-4 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 Loss
09/25/1997 @ FLA Win, 3-2 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
09/24/1997 @ FLA Loss, 7-8 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
09/22/1997 @ FLA Win, 5-2 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/1997 ORL Loss, 4-5 0.0 1 2 2 2 0 Loss
09/19/1997 ORL Win, 5-3 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 Save
09/16/1997 MIL Win, 8-7 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Save
09/15/1997 MIL Win, 6-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1997 @ CIN Win, 4-1 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Save
09/08/1997 @ CIN Loss, 2-3 0.2 0 0 0 2 0
Birthday:12/04/1957
Born in:Jamestown, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 6"
Weight:235 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Drafted:1979, 3rd Pick in Round 2
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 52 0 1 6 4 3.90 55.1 47 25 24 8 39 37 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 7 3 57.1 52 16 14.15 7.64 6.02 6.34 5.38 1.55 129 -0.7 .247        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 100 20 1 2 3 7 19 21 2 1 0 .200 .322 .340 .662      
vs. RHB 99 27 4 1 5 18 20 16 2 2 1 .273 .393 .485 .878      
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 4 0 0 1 0 3.86 2.1 3 1 1 0 3 0  
April 8 0 0 0 0 3.65 12.1 7 5 5 1 6 11  
May 12 0 0 2 0 5.25 12.0 15 7 7 2 7 9  
June 9 0 0 0 0 2.89 9.1 7 3 3 2 4 5  
July 8 0 1 0 0 0.00 8.1 3 0 0 0 7 5  
August 4 0 0 2 0 9.00 6.0 8 7 6 2 5 4  
September 11 0 0 2 4 3.68 7.1 7 3 3 1 10 3  
Last Year 33 0 2 4 2 6.05 41.2 37 31 28 7 30 34  
2 Years Ago 69 0 7 9 22 2.99 102.1 61 37 34 11 39 102  
Career 885 0 59 85 352 3.44 1068.2 874 439 408 113 449 910  
Home 27 0 1 4 2 4.85 29.2 30 17 16 6 16 20  
Road 25 0 0 2 2 2.81 25.2 17 8 8 2 23 17  
Grass 45 0 1 6 3 4.53 45.2 42 24 23 7 31 30  
Turf 7 0 0 0 1 0.93 9.2 5 1 1 1 8 7  
Day 15 0 0 3 2 3.93 18.1 20 9 8 2 15 8  
Night 37 0 1 3 2 3.89 37.0 27 16 16 6 24 29  
As Reliever / Substitution 52 0 1 6 4 3.90 55.1 47 25 24 8 39 37  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1980 Minnesota - DBL 22 37 0 3 7 10 5.36 48.2 60 30 29 5 31 36 0 0 1.87 .367 4.26 0.2 78
1981 Minnesota - DBL 23 44 0 0 7 21 5.59 37.0 38 23 23 3 26 31 0 0 1.73 .315 3.91 0.5 76
1982 Minnesota - DBL 24 41 0 6 2 20 3.86 42.0 29 19 18 6 14 41 0 0 1.02 .217 3.33 0.9 111
1983 Minnesota - DBL 25 53 0 2 4 36 3.04 56.1 38 19 19 4 22 48 0 0 1.07 .228 3.05 1.5 138
1984 Minnesota - DBL 26 50 0 3 4 31 2.04 53.0 39 14 12 3 18 48 0 0 1.08 .254 2.44 2.2 205
1985 Minnesota - DBL 27 44 0 0 6 31 4.04 42.1 38 20 19 7 16 41 0 0 1.28 .267 4.06 0.4 104
1986 Minnesota - DBL 28 61 0 2 5 33 2.28 67.0 53 19 17 4 22 64 0 0 1.12 .265 2.73 2.3 192
1987 Minnesota - DBL 29 55 0 2 7 28 4.35 51.2 49 28 25 7 27 50 0 0 1.47 .286 4.07 0.6 100
1988 Pittsburgh - DBL 30 44 0 7 5 0 3.59 85.1 70 38 34 11 32 72 0 0 1.20 .249 3.75 0.9 123
1989 Pittsburgh - DBL 31 44 0 4 2 2 3.58 83.0 65 34 33 11 37 54 0 0 1.23 .229 4.47 -0.1 116
1990 Montreal - DBL 32 25 0 4 5 1 3.49 38.2 37 17 15 5 16 33 0 0 1.37 .296 3.96 0.3 119
1990 Boston - DBL 32 13 0 4 1 0 4.35 20.2 20 13 10 1 7 13 0 0 1.31 .284 3.43 0.3 95
1990 Total - DBL 32 38 0 8 6 1 3.79 59.1 57 30 25 6 23 46 0 0 1.35 .291 3.78 0.6 109
1991 Boston - DBL 33 44 0 3 0 25 1.51 41.2 39 8 7 1 14 37 0 0 1.27 .314 2.42 1.7 278
1992 New York - DBL 34 55 0 3 2 28 3.38 61.1 55 23 23 8 25 51 0 0 1.30 .266 4.18 0.2 122
1993 New York - DBL 35 55 0 2 3 37 2.11 64.0 43 17 15 6 14 45 0 0 0.89 .204 3.33 1.2 195
1994 New York - DBL 36 66 0 4 6 21 2.70 76.2 56 24 23 5 20 73 0 0 0.99 .250 2.72 2.4 157
1995 Washington - DBL 37 69 0 7 9 22 2.99 102.1 61 37 34 11 39 102 0 0 0.98 .200 3.36 1.7 138
1996 Washington - DBL 38 15 0 2 0 1 5.64 22.1 18 17 14 5 16 19 0 0 1.52 .220 6.33 -0.5 76
1996 New York - DBL 38 18 0 0 4 1 6.52 19.1 19 14 14 2 14 15 0 0 1.71 .304 4.34 0.1 65
1996 Total - DBL 38 33 0 2 4 2 6.05 41.2 37 31 28 7 30 34 0 0 1.61 .261 5.41 -0.4 71
1997 New York - DBL 39 52 0 1 6 4 3.90 55.1 47 25 24 8 39 37 0 0 1.55 .247 5.38 -0.7 107
Total DBL 885 0 59 85 352 3.44 1068.2 874 439 408 113 449 910 0 0 1.24 .257 3.67 16.2 136
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1980 Tacoma - CBL 22 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 4.2 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0.43 .083 1.85 0.2 999
Total CBL 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 4.2 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0.43 .083 1.85 999.0
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1988 Pittsburgh - DBL 30 5 0 0 0 0 0.90 10.0 5 1 1 0 3 7 0 0 0.80 .179 0.00 0.0 0
1989 Pittsburgh - DBL 31 6 0 1 0 0 2.02 13.1 10 3 3 2 5 6 0 0 1.13 .205 0.00 0.0 0
1990 Boston - DBL 32 5 0 1 0 0 7.04 7.2 7 6 6 3 2 10 0 0 1.17 .250 0.00 0.0 0
1991 Boston - DBL 33 10 0 0 0 7 0.79 11.1 6 1 1 0 6 14 0 0 1.06 .240 0.00 0.0 0
1993 New York - DBL 35 2 0 0 0 0 18.00 2.0 5 4 4 0 3 0 0 0 4.00 .455 0.00 0.0 0
1995 Washington - DBL 37 8 0 1 1 0 5.14 14.0 14 8 8 0 6 7 0 0 1.43 .298 0.00 0.0 0
Total DBL 36 0 3 1 7 3.55 58.1 47 23 23 5 25 44 0 0 1.23 .253 3.64 261.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1980 Minnesota - DBL P 36 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 48.2 1.29 -0.7 .825
1980 Tacoma - CBL P 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.2 1.93 -0.0 .000
1981 Minnesota - DBL P 41 0 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 37.0 1.95 -0.0 1.037
1982 Minnesota - DBL P 40 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 42.0 0.86 +0.2 1.552
1983 Minnesota - DBL P 51 0 0 10 0 10 0 1.000 56.1 1.60 -0.2 1.032
1984 Minnesota - DBL P 50 0 2 6 0 9 1 .889 53.0 1.36 -0.3 1.251
1985 Minnesota - DBL P 43 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 42.1 0.21 -0.6 .517
1986 Minnesota - DBL P 61 0 3 6 0 10 1 .900 67.0 1.21 -0.9 .892
1987 Minnesota - DBL P 54 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 51.2 1.05 -0.2 1.243
1988 Pittsburgh - DBL P 44 0 1 11 1 13 1 .923 85.1 1.27 -1.3 .870
1989 Pittsburgh - DBL P 42 0 3 11 0 15 1 .933 83.0 1.52 -0.3 1.042
1990 Montreal - DBL P 25 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 38.2 0.93 -0.4 1.037
1990 Boston - DBL P 13 0 1 3 0 5 1 .800 20.2 1.74 -0.5 .777
1991 Boston - DBL P 44 0 6 7 1 13 0 1.000 41.2 2.81 +0.1 1.169
1992 New York - DBL P 55 0 0 7 0 7 0 1.000 61.1 1.03 -0.4 1.044
1993 New York - DBL P 55 0 0 11 1 11 0 1.000 64.0 1.55 -0.2 1.042
1994 New York - DBL P 65 0 4 6 1 10 0 1.000 76.2 1.17 -1.8 .696
1995 Washington - DBL P 69 0 7 12 0 21 2 .905 102.1 1.67 -1.7 .833
1996 Washington - DBL P 15 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 22.1 1.61 +0.1 1.564
1996 New York - DBL P 16 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 19.1 1.40 -0.1 1.042
1997 New York - DBL P 50 0 6 8 1 16 2 .875 55.1 2.28 -1.1 .782
TOTAL P 870 1 46 123 5 179 10 .944 1073.1 1.42 -10.4 .970
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1979 Drafted in the 1979 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 3, 23rd overall pick) by the Minnesota Twins.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (13); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 10 (13).
04/07/1980 Named the #56 prospect in the DBL
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (12); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 14 (14).
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 14 (14).
09/06/1982 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 14 (14).
09/09/1983 Injured (Tender elbow), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 14 (14).
07/06/1984 Was selected to the 1984 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 14 (14).
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 14 (14).
07/08/1986 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 4 days.
07/09/1986 Was selected to the 1986 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/26/1986 Finished 2nd in 1986 DBL FL Fireman of the Year voting.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 15 (15).
12/15/1987 Was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for draft picks.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 14 (14).
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 14 (14).
09/21/1989 Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 6 days.
12/25/1989 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Montreal Expos, along with 1B Steve Sax, LF Eric Anthony, in exchange for RF Darren Daulton, CL Freddie Toliver, 2B Ernie Riles.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 14 (14).
07/11/1990 Was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Boston Red Sox, along with SP Roger Clemens, RF Dan Pasqua, C Tony Pena, in exchange for SP Andy Benes, LF Paul O'Neill, C Todd Hundley, RP Jim Acker, LF Henry Cotto.
07/13/1990 Injured (DTD), out for 3 days.
09/07/1990 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 14 (14).
07/10/1991 Was selected to the 1991 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/17/1991 Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 5 days.
10/27/1991 Wins the 1991 World Series with the Boston Red Sox.
10/28/1991 Finished 2nd in 1991 DBL FL Fireman of the Year voting.
12/25/1991 Released by the Boston Red Sox.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (13); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 14 (14).
04/03/1992 Injured (Allergic reaction), out for 2 days.
07/08/1992 Was selected to the 1992 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (13); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 14 (14).
05/29/1993 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 3 days.
09/10/1993 Injured (Forearm cramp), day-to-day for 5 days.
09/13/1993 Earns his 300th career Doubleday Baseball League save!
10/28/1993 Finished 3rd in 1993 DBL UL Fireman of the Year voting.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (13); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 14 (14).
05/23/1994 Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
11/09/1994 Released by the New York Mets.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (13); Movement: 17 (18); Control: 14 (14).
04/29/1995 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/06/1995 Was selected to the 1995 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/05/1995 Injured (Strained forearm), day-to-day for 3 weeks.
10/16/1995 Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (12); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 13 (13).
07/19/1996 Was traded by the Washington Senators to the New York Yankees in exchange for 2B Wade Boggs, LF Kevin Sefcik.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (11); Movement: 17 (18); Control: 11 (13).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1983 53 8
1986 61 6
1987 55 8
1992 55 4
1993 55 9
1994 66 2
1995 69 2
Year SV Rank
1981 21 7
1982 20 8
1983 36 5
1984 31 5
1985 31 4
1986 33 2
1987 28 7
1991 25 6
1992 28 7
1993 37 2
1994 21 7
1995 22 7
Year HLD Rank
1992 8 7
1994 14 1
1997 9 7
Year RA Rank
1983 53 8
1986 61 6
1987 55 8
1992 55 4
1993 55 9
1994 66 2
1995 69 2
Year GF Rank
1981 29 10
1982 35 8
1983 40 5
1984 41 7
1985 41 4
1986 47 2
1987 40 6
1991 36 7
1992 40 6
1993 46 2
1994 35 8
1995 45 3
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