Harry Imlay vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Harry Imlay
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Imlay 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 7.24 and 1.902 for Harry Imlay. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Imlay and Lefty Smart

Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.93
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.24
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.61
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.61
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.024
1.024
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
41.49
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
39.11
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.63
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
8.56
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.902
1.902
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36.88
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
34.93
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.49
41.49
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Harry Imlay and Lefty Smart

Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
27
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
9
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Imlay and Lefty Smart

Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1800
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
285
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
540
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
17.41
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA