Harry Eccles vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Harry Eccles
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Eccles 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 4.71 and 1.143 for Harry Eccles. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Eccles and Lefty Smart

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.71
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.71
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
7.93
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.78
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
34.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
39.11
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.86
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.191
1.191
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
32.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Harry Eccles and Lefty Smart

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
9
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Eccles and Lefty Smart

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
285
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
540
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
75
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
60
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
17.41
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
90
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
45
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
7.84
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA