Hal McKain vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Hal McKain
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Hal McKain 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 4.93 and 1.647 for Hal McKain. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hal McKain and Lefty Smart

Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.43
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.42
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.54
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.9
43.9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.3
23.3
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.93
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381.1
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
10.27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
4.56
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
3.21
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.18
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.863
0.863
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.38
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1747
41.23
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
39.11
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.25
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
5.99
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.647
1.647
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
36.3
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
34.93
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.23
41.23
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Hal McKain and Lefty Smart

Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
27
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
9
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.16
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.252
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hal McKain and Lefty Smart

Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
451.03
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
600
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
504.83
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
540
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
115.86
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
5
75
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
78.62
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.55
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.69
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
37.24
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.95
66
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
17.41
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
173.79
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
6
90
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
194.48
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
7
105
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
78.62
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.38
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
120
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.9
69.92
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
10.42
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
74.48
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
28
115.86
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
5.18
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
16.55
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA