Harry Mace vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Harry Mace
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington StatesmenAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Mace 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 7.31 and 1.625 for Harry Mace. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Mace and Lefty Smart

Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.31
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.13
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.18
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.773
0.773
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
42.19
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
39.11
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.88
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
37.13
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
34.93
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Harry Mace and Lefty Smart

Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.32
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Mace and Lefty Smart

Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
285
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
540
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
17.41
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-27.31
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
30
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA