Lefty Smart vs. Ron Taylor — Career Comparison

Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Taylor
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Taylor 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 3.93 and 1.349 for Ron Taylor. By the career numbers, Lefty Smart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Smart and Ron Taylor

Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
5.52
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.19
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.48
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.14
51.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.81
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
3.93
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2400
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
794
8.93
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.86
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.78
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.35
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.86
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
5.22
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.841
0.841
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
39.11
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3339
37.56
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
3.17
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
4.16
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.254
1.254
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3090
34.76
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.56
37.56

Fielding Stats for Lefty Smart and Ron Taylor

Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
5.53
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.19
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2399
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
799.2
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.42
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.32
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.45
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.87
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.22
98.22
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Smart and Ron Taylor

Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
2434.71
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
36
540
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
575.21
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
60
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.92
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.92
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
17.41
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.41
6.98
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
69.42
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
64.46
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.92
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.88
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.82
-18.94
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
68
337.19
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.78
1.78
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.83
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA