Ken Jones vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Ken Jones
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken 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 5.4 and 1.569 for Ken 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 Ken Jones and Lefty Smart

Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.74
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.4
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
12.05
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.05
12.05
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.78
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.66
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.18
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.415
0.415
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.773
0.773
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
41.12
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
39.11
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
39.05
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
34.93
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.12
41.12
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Ken Jones and Lefty Smart

Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
27
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
9
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Jones and Lefty Smart

Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1080
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
285
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
540
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
75
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
60
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.16
17.41
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
90
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
105
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
45
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.69
10.42
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA