Jim Gott vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Jim Gott
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rufus Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Gott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rufus Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.375 compared to 3.87 and 1.438 for Jim Gott. By the career numbers, Rufus Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Gott and Rufus Smith

Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
4.45
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.77
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.45
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.59
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.08
43.08
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.33
17.33
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.73
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
3.87
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3360
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
8.69
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.68
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
3.74
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.51
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
837
6.73
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.42
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.18
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.12
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4828
38.8
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
4.39
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.46
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.24
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.67
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4252
34.17
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.8
38.8
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Jim Gott and Rufus Smith

Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
4.45
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.77
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3360
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.63
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.17
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.86
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.8
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.404
0.404
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.33
17.33
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Gott and Rufus Smith

Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
4155
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
547.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
97.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
49.62
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
202.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
112.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
67.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
36.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
307.5
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
1.95
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA