Floyd Giebell vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Floyd Giebell
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Floyd Giebell 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 3.99 and 1.773 for Floyd Giebell. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Floyd Giebell and Lefty Smart

Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.72
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.99
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67.2
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
10.37
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.37
10.37
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.8
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
5.59
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.99
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.18
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.064
1.064
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.67
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
42.43
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
39.11
Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.73
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
5.05
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
36.84
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
34.93
Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Floyd Giebell and Lefty Smart

Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
27
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
9
Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Floyd Giebell and Lefty Smart

Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
988.24
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
540
Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
60
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
9.03
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
17.41
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
2.39
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Floyd Giebell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Giebell
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA