Dan McGinn vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Dan McGinn
Silent GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan McGinn 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 5.11 and 1.691 for Dan McGinn. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan McGinn and Lefty Smart

Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
4.62
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.66
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
5.11
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1226
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408.2
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
9.73
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.75
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
4.96
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
6.45
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.4
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1868
41.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
39.11
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.41
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
5.7
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
35.35
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
34.93
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.14
41.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Dan McGinn and Lefty Smart

Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
4.62
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1228
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409.1
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.82
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.32
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.42
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.09
89.09
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.467
0.467
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan McGinn and Lefty Smart

Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
1346.81
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
600
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
580.85
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
36
540
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
95.74
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
75
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
82.98
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.38
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.38
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
12.77
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.48
22.24
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
17.41
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
127.66
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
6
90
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
95.74
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.68
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.3
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
76.6
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
11.94
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
10.42
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
29
185.11
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.24
3.24
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan McGinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.38
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan McGinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA