Walter Johnson vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Walter Johnson
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Walter Johnson posted a stronger line than Lefty Smart. Walter Johnson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.17 vs 2.78) and WHIP (1.061 vs 1.191). By the career numbers, Walter Johnson 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 Walter Johnson and Lefty Smart

Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
1.22
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.67
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
1.01
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
0.63
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.42
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.91
59.91
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.04
83.04
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531
0.81
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.17
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.05
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1424
2.17
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.78
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17744
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5914.2
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4913
7.48
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
7.93
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.15
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1363
2.07
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.78
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3509
5.34
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.24
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.31
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23642
35.97
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
39.11
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1902
2.89
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
3.76
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.191
1.191
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22076
33.59
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Walter Johnson and Lefty Smart

Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
7.07
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.04
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.81
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3114
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1038
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
2.53
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1352
11.72
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.32
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.46
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1697
14.71
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1644
14.25
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.017
2.017
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.72
14.72
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.62
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Johnson and Lefty Smart

Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
933
222.41
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
285
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
600
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2324
553.99
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
36
540
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
130.39
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
75
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
92.49
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
22.41
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
9.77
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
5.72
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
37.9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225.36
53.72
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
17.41
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
795
189.51
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
6
90
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
670
159.71
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
7
105
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
57.45
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
60.79
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
472
112.51
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241.78
57.63
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
10.42
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
26.22
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
419
99.88
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.01
6.01
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
16.69
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.95
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.05
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.47
76.47
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA