Rick James vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Rick James
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lefty Smart posted a stronger line than Rick James. Lefty Smart posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.78 vs 13.5) and WHIP (1.191 vs 2.357). By the career numbers, Lefty Smart 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 Rick James and Lefty Smart

Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.19
13.19
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
17.36
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.36
17.36
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.18
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
40.5
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
39.11
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.357
2.357
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
36.64
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
34.93
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Rick James and Lefty Smart

Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.81
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick James and Lefty Smart

Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
285
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
540
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
17.41
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick James
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA