Dave Meads vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Dave Meads
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Meads 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 4.48 and 1.460 for Dave Meads. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Meads and Lefty Smart

Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.83
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
4.48
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
9.88
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.22
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.06
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.01
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
38.72
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
39.11
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
5.2
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.02
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
34.74
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.72
38.72
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Dave Meads and Lefty Smart

Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.83
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.02
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.53
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.43
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Meads and Lefty Smart

Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
4020
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
540
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
75
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
60
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
88.43
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1.16
17.41
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
90
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
105
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
45
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
102.83
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
10.42
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA