Curly Brown vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Curly Brown
Lost GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Curly Brown and Rufus Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Rufus Smith had the edge in ERA (3.38 vs 4.2). By the career numbers, Rufus 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 Curly Brown and Rufus Smith

Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.96
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.77
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.56
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.2
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
9.02
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
3.5
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.64
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.49
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
38.54
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
6.3
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
34.62
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Curly Brown and Rufus Smith

Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Curly Brown and Rufus Smith

Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
379.59
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.01
36.83
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
171.43
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
40.6
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Curly Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
5.44
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curly Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA