Mike Maddux vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Mike Maddux
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Maddux 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 4.05 and 1.389 for Mike Maddux. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Maddux and Lefty Smart

Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
4.93
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.39
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.32
51.32
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.21
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
4.05
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2585
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
861.2
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
873
9.12
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.7
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
2.97
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.42
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
5.89
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.43
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.33
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3685
38.49
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
39.11
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.56
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
4.47
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.41
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.31
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.81
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.343
1.343
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3300
34.47
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Mike Maddux and Lefty Smart

Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
4.93
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2585
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
861.2
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.76
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.6
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.32
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
2.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.36
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.56
94.56
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.479
0.479
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Maddux and Lefty Smart

Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
2533.93
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
600
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
492.86
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
540
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
32.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
26.79
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.36
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.36
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
5.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
17.41
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
37.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
64.29
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.43
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.43
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.86
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.96
-15.88
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
34
182.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
75
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA