Eric Gunderson vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Eric Gunderson
Gen XOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Gunderson 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 4.95 and 1.642 for Eric Gunderson. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Gunderson and Lefty Smart

Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
9.98
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.43
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
4.95
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
687
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
10.77
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.77
10.77
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
3.3
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
5.38
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.51
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.39
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
40.52
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
39.11
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.85
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
5.5
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.55
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.98
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
36.04
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
34.93
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.52
40.52
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Eric Gunderson and Lefty Smart

Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
9.98
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
687
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.43
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.26
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.73
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.69
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
97.73
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.169
0.169
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Gunderson and Lefty Smart

Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
21771.43
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
540
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
17.41
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
45
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-28.28
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gunderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA