Lefty Grove vs. Harry Smith — Career Comparison

Lefty Grove
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Harry Smith
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Harry Smith posted a stronger line than Lefty Grove. Harry Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (1.8 vs 3.06) and WHIP (1.200 vs 1.278). By the career numbers, Harry Smith 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 Lefty Grove and Harry Smith

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.41
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.04
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
0.69
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.32
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.03
68.03
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.19
74.19
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.68
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.13
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1339
3.06
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11822
27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3940.2
9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3849
8.79
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.37
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1187
2.71
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2266
5.18
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.876
0.876
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.12
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.1
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16633
37.99
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.28
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1594
3.64
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15404
35.18
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.4
32.4

Fielding Stats for Lefty Grove and Harry Smith

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.278
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Grove and Harry Smith

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
619
235.21
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1579
600
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1369
520.2
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
76.76
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
58.9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
10.26
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.7
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
17.86
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.38
26.37
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
107.92
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
117.42
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
45.22
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
45.98
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
85.5
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.78
19.3
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
39.9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
593
225.33
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
2.66
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
39.14
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA