Tom Edens vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Tom Edens
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Edens 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 3.86 and 1.460 for Tom Edens. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Edens and Lefty Smart

Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
5.24
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.55
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.35
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.29
61.29
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
3.86
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312.1
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
9.08
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
3.54
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.52
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
5.24
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.977
0.977
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1341
38.64
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
39.11
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.7
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
4.18
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.55
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.81
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1183
34.09
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Tom Edens and Lefty Smart

Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
5.24
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312.1
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.86
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.33
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.32
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.33
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.19
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.83
93.83
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.418
0.418
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Edens and Lefty Smart

Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
15600
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
540
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
17.41
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.62
-53.33
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
30
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA