Lefty Boone vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Lefty Boone
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Charlie Smith posted a stronger line than Lefty Boone. Charlie Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.81 vs 5.87) and WHIP (1.232 vs 1.638). By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Boone and Charlie Smith

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.22
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.99
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.44
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.81
69.81
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.87
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
9.13
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
8.73
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
5.61
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
8.93
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.616
1.616
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
641
41.8
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.33
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
7.3
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.638
1.638
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
35.15
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Lefty Boone and Charlie Smith

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.22
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.99
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.31
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.3
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.09
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.88
71.88
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.76
94.76
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Boone and Charlie Smith

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
362.07
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
52
537.93
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
82.04
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
73.47
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.57
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1.35
14
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.19
17.37
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
94.29
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
93.1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
101.63
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
52.65
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
2.57
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.56
10.49
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
85
104.08
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
58
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.76
5.76
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA