Erik Sabel vs. Lefty Smart — Career Comparison

Erik Sabel
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Erik Sabel 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 5.02 and 1.541 for Erik Sabel. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Erik Sabel and Lefty Smart

Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
5.02
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
10.48
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.78
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.57
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
39.54
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
39.11
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
5.16
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
36
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
34.93
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Erik Sabel and Lefty Smart

Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.32
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.52
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Erik Sabel and Lefty Smart

Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
540
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
17.41
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA