Roger McDowell vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Roger McDowell
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Roger McDowell 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 3.3 and 1.479 for Roger McDowell. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roger McDowell and Lefty Smart

Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
6.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.36
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
3.3
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3150
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1050
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
8.96
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.43
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
3.51
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.84
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
4.49
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.24
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4517
38.72
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
39.11
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.69
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
3.89
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.64
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.28
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.13
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3971
34.04
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.72
38.72
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Roger McDowell and Lefty Smart

Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
6.21
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3158
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1052.2
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.01
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
2.16
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.32
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
3.38
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
3.17
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.92
93.92
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.511
0.511
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roger McDowell and Lefty Smart

Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
5240.96
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
600
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
520.48
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
540
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
115.66
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
75
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
79.52
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.29
45.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
17.41
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
151.81
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
6
90
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
159.04
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
7
105
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.37
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.37
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
86.75
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.52
47.13
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
10.42
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.23
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
28
202.41
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
2.96
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA