Scott May vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Scott May
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott May 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 10.61 and 2.143 for Scott May. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott May and Lefty Smart

Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.82
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.61
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
13.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.89
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.82
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.82
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
43.39
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
39.11
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.61
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.036
2.036
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
36.64
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
34.93
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.367
0.367
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.39
43.39
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Scott May and Lefty Smart

Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.82
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.81
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott May and Lefty Smart

Scott May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
285
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
600
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
540
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
17.41
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA