Fred Goldsmith vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Fred Goldsmith
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rufus Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Goldsmith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Goldsmith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.73 and WHIP 1.153 compared to 3.38 and 1.375 for Rufus Smith. By the career numbers, Fred Goldsmith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Goldsmith and Rufus Smith

Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
1.06
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.03
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.63
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.38
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.22
62.22
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.88
97.88
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.97
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.73
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4829
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1685
9.42
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.96
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.42
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6765
37.82
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
4.94
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.153
1.153
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6593
36.86
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.82
37.82
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Fred Goldsmith and Rufus Smith

Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.07
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5856
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1952
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.89
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.68
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.39
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
2.97
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
2.58
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.8
86.8
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Goldsmith and Rufus Smith

Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
149.15
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
881
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
855
582.29
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
131.44
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
100.11
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
22.47
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.81
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.04
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.33
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.62
43.33
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
173.67
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
149.15
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
87.17
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
51.08
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
136.21
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.32
46.53
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
17.71
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
85.13
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA