Joe McClain vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Joe McClain
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lefty Smart posted a stronger line than Joe McClain. Lefty Smart posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.78 vs 4.42) and WHIP (1.191 vs 1.360). 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 Joe McClain and Lefty Smart

Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.67
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.84
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
4.42
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
9.69
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.25
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.78
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.13
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.18
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.773
0.773
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1010
38.52
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
39.11
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
4.96
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
36.04
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
34.93
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Joe McClain and Lefty Smart

Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.81
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.11
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.75
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.72
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.83
97.83
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe McClain and Lefty Smart

Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
326.58
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
569.62
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
36
540
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
75
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
83.54
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
29.77
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
17.41
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
144.3
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
6
90
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
7
105
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
28.02
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
10.42
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
16
121.52
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
4.94
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA