Jeremy Affeldt vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Jeremy Affeldt
Gen XArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeremy Affeldt as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Smart posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.78 and WHIP 1.191 compared to 3.97 and 1.448 for Jeremy Affeldt. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Lefty Smart

Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
7.52
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.42
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.31
48.31
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
3.97
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2778
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
904
8.79
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.74
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
3.85
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.4
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
7
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.205
1.205
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.53
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.41
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4034
39.21
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
39.11
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.57
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
4.42
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.41
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.99
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3529
34.3
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Lefty Smart

Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
7.52
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.41
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2778
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.44
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.79
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.32
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
2.35
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.23
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.63
94.63
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeremy Affeldt and Lefty Smart

Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
24442.11
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
540
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
75
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
60
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
26.78
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.16
17.41
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
90
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
105
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
45
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
30.85
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
10.42
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
189.47
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeremy Affeldt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeremy Affeldt
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA