Lefty James vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Lefty James
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Lefty James built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.67 and WHIP 1.294 compared to 3.39 and 1.453 for Lefty James. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty James and Dave Smith

Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.92
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.03
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.48
35.48
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
3.39
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
8.84
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.38
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
3.39
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
38.01
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.94
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.55
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
33.11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2987
33.22
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.01
38.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Lefty James and Dave Smith

Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.097
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty James and Dave Smith

Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
541.94
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
9.93
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-4.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
270.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
237.74
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA