Lou McEvoy vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Lou McEvoy
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou McEvoy 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 7.79 and 1.918 for Lou McEvoy. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou McEvoy and Lefty Smart

Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.73
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
7.79
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
11.55
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.55
11.55
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
5.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.37
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.18
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
46.21
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
39.11
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.51
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9.46
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
40.08
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
34.93
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.21
46.21
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Lou McEvoy and Lefty Smart

Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
27
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
9
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.441
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou McEvoy and Lefty Smart

Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
1020
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
540
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
12.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
17.41
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
90
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-5.42
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.67
6.67
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou McEvoy
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA