Joe Grahe vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Grahe
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rufus Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Grahe 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 4.41 and 1.614 for Joe Grahe. By the career numbers, Rufus Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grahe and Rufus Smith

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.41
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
10.14
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
4.09
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
4.59
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.4
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.58
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1812
40.74
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
5.01
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1574
35.39
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Joe Grahe and Rufus Smith

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.88
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1201
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400.1
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.72
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.47
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.36
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.562
0.562
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.86
20.86
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grahe and Rufus Smith

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
4315.38
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
56.17
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
68.74
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA