Juan Mejia vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Juan Mejia
Gen ZD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Juan Mejia 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 3.96 and 1.272 for Juan Mejia. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Juan Mejia and Lefty Smart

Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Juan Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
8.07
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Juan Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Juan Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Juan Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.96
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.1
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Juan Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
7.63
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
7.93
Juan Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.88
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.67
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Juan Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9.98
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Juan Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.98
9.98
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Juan Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.516
1.516
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.88
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
38.3
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
39.11
Juan Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.35
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.99
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Juan Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.73
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.255
1.255
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
33.16
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Juan Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Juan Mejia and Lefty Smart

Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Juan Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
8.07
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.1
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Juan Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.76
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.218
0.218
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Juan Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Mejia and Lefty Smart

Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Juan Mejia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
285
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
600
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
540
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
17.41
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA