Lefty James vs. John Smoltz — Career Comparison

Lefty James
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Lefty James and John Smoltz are fairly close on the surface numbers. Lefty James carried a career ERA of 3.39 against John Smoltz's 3.33. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Lefty James and John Smoltz — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty James and John Smoltz

Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.92
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
1.87
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.03
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
3.39
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
8.84
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
0.75
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.23
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
2.62
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
3.39
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
38.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.94
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
0.53
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.55
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
33.11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12978
33.63
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.01
38.01
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Lefty James and John Smoltz

Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10419
27
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3473
9
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.097
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty James and John Smoltz

Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
377.89
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
541.94
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
77.63
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
60.67
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.37
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
16.97
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
9.93
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.45
23.88
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
100.77
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
119.79
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
39.59
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
31.36
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
68.38
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-4.27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.8
20.46
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
270.97
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
187.66
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.71
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60