Dave Jolly vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Dave Jolly
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Jolly 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 3.77 and 1.593 for Dave Jolly. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Jolly and Lefty Smart

Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.91
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.49
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.59
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
3.77
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
7.88
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
7.93
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.83
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
6.12
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.79
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1313
40.56
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
39.11
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.53
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4.23
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1108
34.23
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Dave Jolly and Lefty Smart

Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
5.66
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
758
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252.2
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.92
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.32
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.39
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.24
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.396
0.396
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Jolly and Lefty Smart

Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
1777.78
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
533.33
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
540
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
155.56
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
75
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
122.22
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.03
67.03
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
17.41
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
211.11
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
6
90
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
188.89
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
7
105
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
77.78
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
155.56
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.73
74.78
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
10.42
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
13
144.44
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.15
4.15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA