Lefty Smart vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Lefty Smart
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Smart built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Willis 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 3.32 and 1.544 for Ron Willis. 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 Willis

Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
7.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
39.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
3.81
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.191
1.191
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.11
39.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Lefty Smart and Ron Willis

Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Smart and Ron Willis

Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
19
285
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
540
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
60
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.16
17.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
90
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
105
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
10.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Smart
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA