Carl Mays vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Carl Mays
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lefty Smart posted a stronger line than Carl Mays. Lefty Smart posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.78 vs 2.92) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.22). 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 Carl Mays and Lefty Smart

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
1.46
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.67
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
0.97
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.62
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.38
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.33
66.33
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
0.69
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.09
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
979
2.92
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9064
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3021.1
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2912
8.67
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.22
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
2.19
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.78
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
2.57
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.18
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.528
0.528
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.773
0.773
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12385
36.89
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
39.11
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.37
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
3.61
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
3.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.207
1.207
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11562
34.44
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.89
36.89
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Carl Mays and Lefty Smart

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
27
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
9
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.678
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Mays and Lefty Smart

Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
251.21
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
285
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1199
600
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1085
542.95
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
36
540
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
145.62
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
75
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
116.6
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
16.01
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.51
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.02
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
60.56
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
17.41
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
190.16
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
6
90
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
180.65
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
7
105
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.55
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
55.05
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
109.09
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139.67
69.89
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
10.42
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
33.03
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
116
58.05
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
22.02
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA