Lee Smith was born on Wednesday, December 4, 1957, in Shreveport, Louisiana. Smith was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 1, 1980, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Lee Smith baseball stats page.
"Someday, probably after he's been retired, baseball will finally figure it out. Lee Smith was a wise, philosophical fisherman with reasonable work habits who was surrounded by bustling, silly bosses who, without knowing it, were bent on using him up, and discarding him." - Diamond Dreams: Thirty Years of Baseball Through the Lens of Walter Looss (Walter Iooss, Thomas Boswell, September 1995)
Lee SmithLee Smith Autograph on a 1985 Donruss Baseball Card (#311) |
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Lee SmithLee Smith Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1980 | 23 | Cubs | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 97 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1981 | 24 | Cubs | 40 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3.51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66.2 | 280 | 57 | 26 | 31 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - |
1982 | 25 | Cubs | 72 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 2.69 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 117.0 | 480 | 105 | 35 | 38 | 5 | 37 | 5 | 99 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - |
1983 | 26 | Cubs | 66 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 1.65 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 103.1 | 413 | 70 | 19 | 23 | 5 | 41 | 14 | 91 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - |
1984 | 27 | Cubs | 69 | 0 | 59 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3.65 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 101.0 | 428 | 98 | 41 | 42 | 6 | 35 | 7 | 86 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - |
1985 | 28 | Cubs | 65 | 0 | 57 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.04 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 97.2 | 397 | 87 | 33 | 35 | 9 | 32 | 6 | 112 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - |
1986 | 29 | Cubs | 66 | 0 | 59 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.09 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 90.1 | 372 | 69 | 31 | 32 | 7 | 42 | 11 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1987 | 30 | Cubs | 62 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 3.12 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 83.2 | 360 | 84 | 29 | 30 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
1988 | 31 | Red Sox | 64 | 0 | 57 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2.80 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 83.2 | 363 | 72 | 26 | 34 | 7 | 37 | 6 | 96 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1989 | 32 | Red Sox | 64 | 0 | 50 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 3.57 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 70.2 | 290 | 53 | 28 | 30 | 6 | 33 | 6 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1990 | 33 | Red Sox | 11 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.88 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14.1 | 64 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1990 | 33 | Cardinals | 53 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2.10 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 68.2 | 280 | 58 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1991 | 34 | Cardinals | 67 | 0 | 61 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.34 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 73.0 | 300 | 70 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1992 | 35 | Cardinals | 70 | 0 | 55 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 3.12 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 75.0 | 310 | 62 | 26 | 28 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1993 | 36 | Cardinals | 55 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 50.0 | 206 | 49 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1993 | 36 | Yankees | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8.0 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1994 | 37 | Orioles | 41 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.29 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 38.1 | 160 | 34 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1995 | 38 | Angels | 52 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 3.47 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 49.1 | 209 | 42 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1996 | 39 | Angels | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 44 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1996 | 39 | Reds | 43 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44.1 | 201 | 49 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1997 | 40 | Expos | 25 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.82 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21.2 | 100 | 28 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
18 Years | 1,022 | 6 | 802 | 71 | 92 | .436 | 3.03 | 0 | 0 | 478 | 1,289.1 | 5,387 | 1,133 | 434 | 475 | 89 | 486 | 100 | 1,251 | 47 | 10 | 4 | - |
Lee SmithLee Smith Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1980 | 23 | Cubs | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1981 | 24 | Cubs | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1982 | 25 | Cubs | 72 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 | .118 | .250 |
1983 | 26 | Cubs | 66 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .200 | .111 |
1984 | 27 | Cubs | 69 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 | .077 |
1985 | 28 | Cubs | 65 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
1986 | 29 | Cubs | 66 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1987 | 30 | Cubs | 62 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1988 | 31 | Red Sox | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1989 | 32 | Red Sox | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1990 | 33 | Red Sox | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1990 | 33 | Cardinals | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1991 | 34 | Cardinals | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1992 | 35 | Cardinals | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1993 | 36 | Cardinals | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1993 | 36 | Yankees | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1994 | 37 | Orioles | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1995 | 38 | Angels | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1996 | 39 | Angels | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1996 | 39 | Reds | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1997 | 40 | Expos | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
18 Years | 1,022 | 64 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .047 | .090 | .094 |
Lee SmithLee Smith Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1980 Cubs | P | 18 | 0 | 65 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.25 |
1981 Cubs | P | 40 | 1 | 200 | 12 | 0.3 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.62 |
1982 Cubs | P | 72 | 5 | 351 | 20 | 0.3 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 1.46 |
1983 Cubs | P | 66 | 0 | 310 | 17 | 0.3 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.48 |
1984 Cubs | P | 69 | 0 | 303 | 19 | 0.3 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.69 |
1985 Cubs | P | 65 | 0 | 293 | 12 | 0.2 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.11 |
1986 Cubs | P | 66 | 0 | 271 | 13 | 0.2 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.30 |
1987 Cubs | P | 62 | 0 | 251 | 11 | 0.2 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.18 |
1988 Red Sox | P | 64 | 0 | 251 | 10 | 0.2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 0.97 |
1989 Red Sox | P | 64 | 0 | 212 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.25 |
1990 Red Sox | P | 11 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.26 |
1990 Cardinals | P | 53 | 0 | 206 | 3 | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.39 |
1991 Cardinals | P | 67 | 0 | 219 | 9 | 0.1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.11 |
1992 Cardinals | P | 70 | 0 | 225 | 9 | 0.1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 0.96 |
1993 Cardinals | P | 55 | 0 | 150 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.18 |
1993 Yankees | P | 8 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
1994 Orioles | P | 41 | 0 | 115 | 5 | 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 0.94 |
1995 Angels | P | 52 | 0 | 148 | 5 | 0.1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.91 |
1996 Angels | P | 11 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.82 |
1996 Reds | P | 43 | 0 | 133 | 7 | 0.2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.42 |
1997 Expos | P | 25 | 0 | 65 | 5 | 0.2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.08 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 1,022 | 6 | 3,868 | 167 | 0.2 | 163 | 52 | 111 | 4 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 1.14 | |
18 Years | 1,022 | 6 | 3,868 | 167 | 0.2 | 163 | 52 | 111 | 4 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 1.14 |
Lee SmithLee Smith Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1980 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.21 | 7.06 | 5.82 |
1981 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.61 | 6.75 | 4.18 |
1982 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 16.0 | 1.8 | 16.0 | 2.68 | 7.62 | 2.85 |
1983 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.22 | 7.93 | 3.57 |
1984 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.6 | 13.0 | 2.46 | 7.66 | 3.12 |
1985 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 3.50 | 10.32 | 2.95 |
1986 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.21 | 9.27 | 4.18 |
1987 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.00 | 10.33 | 3.44 |
1988 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.59 | 10.33 | 3.98 |
1989 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.91 | 12.23 | 4.20 |
1990 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.89 | 10.67 | 5.65 |
1990 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.50 | 9.17 | 2.62 |
1991 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.15 | 8.26 | 1.60 |
1992 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.31 | 7.20 | 3.12 |
1993 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5.44 | 8.82 | 1.62 |
1993 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.20 | 12.38 | 5.63 |
1994 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.82 | 9.86 | 2.58 |
1995 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.72 | 7.84 | 4.56 |
1996 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 4.91 | 2.45 |
1996 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.52 | 7.11 | 4.67 |
1997 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.88 | 6.23 | 3.32 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
18 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.0 | 1.5 | 32.0 | 2.57 | 8.73 | 3.39 |
Lee SmithLee Smith Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1980 Chicago Cubs | 46 | $30,000.00 | - | - |
1981 Chicago Cubs | 46 | $32,500.00 | - | - |
1982 Chicago Cubs | 46 | $33,500.00 | - | - |
1983 Chicago Cubs | 46 | $125,000.00 | Stats | - |
1984 Chicago Cubs | 46 | $250,000.00 | - | - |
1985 Chicago Cubs | 46 | $670,000.00 | - | - |
1986 Chicago Cubs | 46 | $720,000.00 | - | - |
1987 Chicago Cubs | 46 | $840,000.00 | Stats | - |
1988 Boston Red Sox | 48 | $850,000.00 | - | - |
1989 Boston Red Sox | 48 | $1,425,000.00 | - | - |
1990 Boston Red Sox | 48 | $1,200,000.00 | - | - |
1990 St. Louis Cardinals | 47 | " " | - | - |
1991 St. Louis Cardinals | 47 | $2,791,666.00 | Stats | - |
1992 St. Louis Cardinals | 47 | $2,791,667.00 | Stats | - |
1993 St. Louis Cardinals | 47 | $2,691,667.00 | Stats | - |
1993 New York Yankees | 47 | " " | Stats | - |
1994 Baltimore Orioles | 47 | $2,025,000.00 | Stats | n/a |
1995 California Angels | 47 | $2,561,113.00 | Stats | - |
1996 California Angels | 47 | $2,100,000.00 | - | - |
1996 Cincinnati Reds | 47 | " " | - | - |
1997 Montreal Expos | 49 | $400,000.00 | - | - |
Lee Smith Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Lee Arthur Smith was a Major League Baseball player with the Chicago Cubs (1980-1987), Boston Red Sox (1988-1990), St. Louis Cardinals (1990-1993), New York Yankees (1993), Baltimore Orioles (1994), California Angels (1995-1996), Cincinnati Reds (1996), and Montreal Expos (1997). On September 17, 1993, Smith recorded his four-hundredth career save becoming the first pitcher in baseball history to reach 400 saves!
Lee Smith Rookie Card | 1982 Topps Baseball Card (#452)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that Lee Smith held the Major League record for most saves in a career for thirteen (1993-2006) years? Join Baseball Almanac as we take a look at some other numbers of interest in respect to one of the most dominant closers in baseball history:
47 – Lee Smith saved forty-seven games with the 1991 St. Louis Cardinals, setting a new National League record (since broken) for saves in a season.
160 – Lee Smith saved one-hundred sixty games with the St. Louis Cardinals, the most in franchise history at the time of his retirement.
180 – Lee Smith saved one-hundred eighty games with the Chicago Cubs, the most in franchise history at the time of his retirement.
234 – Lee Smith did not save a game in 1980, saved only 1 game in 1981, yet finished the decade (1980-1989) with two-hundred thirty four saves, the second most by any pitcher during that era. Do you know who had more? [Answer]
546 – Lee Smith committed an error on June 30, 1982, then, across the next five-hundred forty-six games, he had a perfect fielding percentage, setting a National League record for consecutive errorless games by pitcher, broken by Heath Bell in 2023.
802 – Lee Smith retired mid-way through the 1997 season, recording a total of eight-hundred two games finished, the most in baseball history at the time of his retirement.
Lee Smith | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 2019 (HOF)
Despite being one of the most dominant closers in baseball history, and one of the most consistent relief pitchers in baseball history, the Baseball Writers' Association of America did not send Lee Smith to Cooperstown. He appeared on the ballot from 2003 through 2017, received a high total of 50.6% in 2012, but was not elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame until the Today's Game Committee unanimously (16 of 16 votes) inducted him on December 9, 2018.