Dan Murray vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Dan Murray
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Murray 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 5.76 and 1.652 for Dan Murray. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Murray and Lefty Smart

Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.55
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.76
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.96
7.96
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
10.01
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.34
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.85
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
7.58
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.91
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
41.56
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
39.11
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.21
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.37
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.91
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.652
1.652
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
34.89
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.56
41.56
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Dan Murray and Lefty Smart

Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.55
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Dan Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.12
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.21
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.34
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.34
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Murray and Lefty Smart

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