Rudy May vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Rudy May
Silent GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lefty Smart posted a stronger line than Rudy May. Lefty Smart posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.78 vs 3.46) and WHIP (1.191 vs 1.269). By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Rudy May and Lefty Smart

Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
1.84
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.24
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.52
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.54
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.35
49.35
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.29
67.29
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.3
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1007
3.46
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7866
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2314
7.94
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.68
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
958
3.29
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.19
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1760
6.04
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.23
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10902
37.42
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
39.11
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.25
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1150
3.95
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.4
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.21
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.44
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.248
1.248
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9723
33.37
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Rudy May and Lefty Smart

Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
1.84
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.24
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.81
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7865
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2621.2
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.3
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.31
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.13
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
1.74
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.61
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.69
92.69
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.29
67.29
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy May and Lefty Smart

Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
839.69
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
600
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
341
534.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
540
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
65.8
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
51.7
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
14.1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
14.1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.27
14.52
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
17.41
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
79.9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
103.39
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
18.8
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
21.93
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
40.73
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.07
1.68
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.13
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
34.46
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
164
256.92
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.34
2.34
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
26.63
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA