Matt Karchner vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Karchner
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rufus Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Karchner 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 4.21 and 1.641 for Matt Karchner. By the career numbers, Rufus Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Karchner and Rufus Smith

Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
8.32
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.78
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.76
61.76
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.01
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
4.21
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241.1
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
9.02
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.12
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
4.92
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.82
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
6.19
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.56
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1093
40.76
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
4.59
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.63
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922
34.38
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.76
40.76
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Matt Karchner and Rufus Smith

Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
8.32
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241.1
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.67
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.01
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.75
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.68
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.74
95.74
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Karchner and Rufus Smith

Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
66900
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
115.59
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Karchner
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA