Joe Murphy vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Joe Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Murphy 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 5.97 and 1.653 for Joe Murphy. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Murphy and Lefty Smart

Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.67
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.04
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.66
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.95
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
5.97
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
10.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
4.17
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.84
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.18
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.779
0.779
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.71
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
42.63
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
39.11
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
8.24
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
38.37
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
34.93
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Joe Murphy and Lefty Smart

Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.99
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.44
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.35
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Murphy and Lefty Smart

Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
285
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
36
540
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
8.23
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
17.41
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-17.7
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
117.07
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA