Ernie Groth vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Ernie Groth
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lefty Smart posted a stronger line than Ernie Groth. Lefty Smart posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.78 vs 5.63) and WHIP (1.191 vs 1.750). By the career numbers, Lefty Smart 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 Ernie Groth and Lefty Smart

Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.63
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
12.38
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.38
12.38
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.38
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.06
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
43.88
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
39.11
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.31
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
39.94
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
34.93
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Ernie Groth and Lefty Smart

Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.81
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ernie Groth and Lefty Smart

Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
285
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
540
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
17.41
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-61.07
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA