Rube Benton vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Rube Benton
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Rube Benton and Charlie Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Charlie Smith had the edge in ERA (2.81 vs 3.09). By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Rube Benton and Charlie Smith

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
1.56
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.09
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.99
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.54
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.44
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.51
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.02
51.02
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.79
69.79
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.52
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
863
3.09
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
27
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517.1
9
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2472
8.84
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
8.73
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.19
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
2.55
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
3.4
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
3.8
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.684
0.684
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.34
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10539
37.68
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.3
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.33
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
3.99
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9732
34.79
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.68
37.68
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Rube Benton and Charlie Smith

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
103.5
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
17.76
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
161.05
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
3.48
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
6.87
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
185.68
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
4.01
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
178.82
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.8
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.728
1.728
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.45
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Benton and Charlie Smith

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
295.6
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
600
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
490
600
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
825
558.06
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
447
547.35
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
96.05
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
67
82.04
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
79.82
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
60
73.47
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
12.85
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.12
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.22
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.23
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.57
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.38
23.26
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14.19
17.37
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
116.35
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
77
94.29
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
112.29
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
30.44
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
40.59
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
26.94
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
70.35
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
43
52.65
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.23
19.09
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8.56
10.49
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.35
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.88
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
13.47
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
188
127.17
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
104.08
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.72
4.72
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
5.76
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
25.7
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
33.06
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.38
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA