Jake McGee vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Jake McGee
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake McGee 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 3.71 and 1.176 for Jake McGee. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake McGee and Lefty Smart

Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
10.22
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.44
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.24
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
3.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1717
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572.1
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
7.86
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
7.93
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.1
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.45
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.78
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
9.64
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.25
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2359
37.1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
39.11
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.86
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
3.99
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.47
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.191
1.191
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2164
34.03
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
37.1
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Jake McGee and Lefty Smart

Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
10.22
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1717
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572.1
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.68
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.02
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.96
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake McGee and Lefty Smart

Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jake McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
285
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
600
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
540
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
17.41
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA