Bob Malloy vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Bob Malloy
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Malloy 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 3.26 and 1.448 for Bob Malloy. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Malloy and Lefty Smart

Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.72
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.26
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
4.03
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
2.72
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.18
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.773
0.773
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
36.78
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
39.11
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.02
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
4.03
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
32.59
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.78
36.78
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Bob Malloy and Lefty Smart

Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
27
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
9
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Malloy and Lefty Smart

Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
929.03
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
540
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
75
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
37.66
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
17.41
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
6
90
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
7
105
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
37.51
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
10.42
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
174.19
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Malloy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.44
3.44
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Malloy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA