Luther McDonald vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Luther McDonald
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lefty Smart posted a stronger line than Luther McDonald. Lefty Smart posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.78 vs 4.28) and WHIP (1.191 vs 1.486). 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 Luther McDonald and Lefty Smart

Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.7
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.62
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.06
58.06
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.59
58.59
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.59
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
4.28
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
11.15
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.22
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.78
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
2.75
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.18
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.553
0.553
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.773
0.773
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2305
39.67
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
39.11
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
5.28
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.08
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.71
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2100
36.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
34.93
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Luther McDonald and Lefty Smart

Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.72
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.81
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.91
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.32
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
3.17
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.05
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
96.2
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
58
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luther McDonald and Lefty Smart

Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
305.56
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
600
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
577.78
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
36
540
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
125
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
75
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
102.78
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.67
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.22
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.33
37.01
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
17.41
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
155.56
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
6
90
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
138.89
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
7
105
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
61.11
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.56
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
88.89
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.52
40.32
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
10.42
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.89
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.78
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
216
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.33
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA