Denny McLain vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lefty Smart posted a stronger line than Denny McLain. Lefty Smart posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.78 vs 3.39) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 1.15). By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Denny McLain and Lefty Smart

Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.67
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.63
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.43
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.01
59.01
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.14
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
3.39
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
7.93
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.15
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.78
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
6.12
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.13
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
39.11
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
3.76
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.191
1.191
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7108
33.92
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Denny McLain and Lefty Smart

Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.81
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.74
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.01
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.81
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.75
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.57
96.57
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny McLain and Lefty Smart

Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
241.18
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
285
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
521.3
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
540
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
69.39
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.62
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.23
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
6.77
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.76
12.49
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
17.41
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
79.55
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
90.55
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
27.08
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
26.23
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
52.47
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
21.16
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
244
206.49
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
2.91
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
54.16
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA