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Lee SmithvsRick Aguilera

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

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Lee Smith

1980–1997 · 18 seasons

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Rick Aguilera

1985–2000 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Lee Smith and Rick Aguilera: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Lee Smith	Stat	Rick Aguilera
18	Seasons	16
42.7	Career VAL	42.5
5.6 (1983)	Peak-season VAL	5.4 (1989)
Inducted 2019	Hall of Fame	—
7×	All-Star Selections	3×
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
12	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	6

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Lee Smith and Rick Aguilera have
Lee Smith	Stat	Rick Aguilera
Career
1,023	Games	737
Batting
3	Hits	28
1	Home runs	3
2	RBI	11
2	Runs	12
3	Walks	6
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VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Pitching
71	Wins	86
92	Losses	81
478	Saves	318
1289.1	Innings pitched	1291.1
1,251	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,030
3.03	ERA	3.57
1.26	WHIP	1.23
127	ERA+	117

Age	Lee Smith	Rick Aguilera
23	1.5	4.2
24	4.2	3.7
25	5.6	4
26	2.5	—
27	3.3	5.4
28	2.9	2.7
29	3.7	3.3
30	1.9	2
31	0.8	3.1
32	4.1	1
33	3.7	3.1
34	2.4	1
35	1	2.2
36	1.3	2.3
37	1.9	4.2
38	1.9	0.3

Age	Lee Smith	Rick Aguilera
23	1.5	4.2
24	4.2	3.7
25	5.6	4
26	2.5	—
27	3.3	5.4
28	2.9	2.7
29	3.7	3.3
30	1.9	2
31	0.8	3.1
32	4.1	1
33	3.7	3.1
34	2.4	1
35	1	2.2
36	1.3	2.3
37	1.9	4.2
38	1.9	0.3

Age	Lee Smith	Rick Aguilera
23	1.5	4.2
24	4.2	3.7
25	5.6	4
26	2.5	—
27	3.3	5.4
28	2.9	2.7
29	3.7	3.3
30	1.9	2
31	0.8	3.1
32	4.1	1
33	3.7	3.1
34	2.4	1
35	1	2.2
36	1.3	2.3
37	1.9	4.2
38	1.9	0.3

Age	Lee Smith	Rick Aguilera
23	1.5	4.2
24	4.2	3.7
25	5.6	4
26	2.5	—
27	3.3	5.4
28	2.9	2.7
29	3.7	3.3
30	1.9	2
31	0.8	3.1
32	4.1	1
33	3.7	3.1
34	2.4	1
35	1	2.2
36	1.3	2.3
37	1.9	4.2
38	1.9	0.3