Jim Johnson vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Jim Johnson
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Johnson 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 3.79 and 1.374 for Jim Johnson. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Johnson and Lefty Smart

Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
8.61
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.49
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.59
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
2.27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
3.79
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2114
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704.2
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
704
8.99
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.69
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
3.03
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.34
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
6.78
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.46
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3000
38.32
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
39.11
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
4.21
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.29
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2685
34.29
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Jim Johnson and Lefty Smart

Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
8.61
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2114
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704.2
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.35
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.32
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.94
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.85
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.39
95.39
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Johnson and Lefty Smart

Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
674
202200
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
540
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
17.41
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA