Dave Giusti vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Dave Giusti
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Giusti 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 3.6 and 1.359 for Dave Giusti. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Giusti and Lefty Smart

Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.7
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.52
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.49
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.81
51.81
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.91
19.91
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.18
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.76
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
3.6
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5150
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1716.2
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1654
8.67
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.66
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
2.99
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.57
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
5.78
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.975
0.975
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.46
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7251
38.01
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
39.11
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
1.99
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
764
4.01
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.25
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6596
34.58
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Dave Giusti and Lefty Smart

Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
3.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.7
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5151
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1717
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.7
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.38
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.32
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.16
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
2.09
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.37
96.37
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.596
0.596
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.91
19.91
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Giusti and Lefty Smart

Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
686
885.16
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
465
600
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
531.61
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
540
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
99.35
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
75
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
78.71
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12.9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.58
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.16
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.65
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.18
32.48
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
17.41
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
132.9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
6
90
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
132.9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
7
105
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
37.42
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.35
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
91.61
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.16
31.17
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
10.42
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.87
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.68
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
99
127.74
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
4.7
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Giusti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.84
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.45
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Giusti
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA