Mudcat Grant vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Mudcat Grant
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Mudcat Grant and Rufus Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Rufus Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.38 vs 3.63) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 1.08). Mudcat Grant had the advantage in WHIP (1.311 vs 1.375). 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 Mudcat Grant and Rufus Smith

Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
1.08
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.53
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.44
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.92
54.92
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.31
51.31
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.33
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
985
3.63
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7325
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2441.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2292
8.45
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
1.08
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
3.13
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.22
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1267
4.67
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.22
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.12
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10293
37.94
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.59
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.07
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9394
34.63
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Mudcat Grant and Rufus Smith

Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.08
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7324
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2441.1
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.6
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
1.39
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
2.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
1.98
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.31
51.31
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.15
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mudcat Grant and Rufus Smith

Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
667
469.17
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
853
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
533.88
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
94.96
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
71.75
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
17.58
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.22
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
23.21
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.11
28.21
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
128.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
122.39
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
56.27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
45.72
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
97.77
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.5
23.56
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
26.03
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
150.53
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
3.99
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
33.76
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.92
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.85
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.11
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA