Cla Meredith vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Cla Meredith
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Cla Meredith 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 3.62 and 1.408 for Cla Meredith. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cla Meredith and Lefty Smart

Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
9.08
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.44
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
3.62
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
850
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283.1
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
9.53
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.76
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.54
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.78
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
6
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.949
0.949
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1197
38.02
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
39.11
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.64
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
3.97
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.3
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
34.53
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Cla Meredith and Lefty Smart

Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
9.08
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
850
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283.1
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.7
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.75
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.32
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.54
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.45
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.25
96.25
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cla Meredith and Lefty Smart

Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
57200
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
540
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
17.41
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-35.89
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cla Meredith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
30
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cla Meredith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA