Barry Jones vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Barry Jones
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Barry Jones 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 3.66 and 1.492 for Barry Jones. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Barry Jones and Lefty Smart

Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
7.23
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.69
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.69
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.48
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
3.66
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1299
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
8.63
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.67
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
4.03
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.77
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
5.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.46
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1850
38.45
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
39.11
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.62
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
4.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.67
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.44
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597
33.19
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Barry Jones and Lefty Smart

Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
7.23
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1299
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.79
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.32
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
2.56
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.37
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Barry Jones and Lefty Smart

Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
10989.47
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
540
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.91
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
17.41
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
30
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-18.52
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
30
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
5
157.89
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA