Jack Katoll vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Jack Katoll
Pre-GenerationalPrussiaThrows RightBats LeftChicago 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 Jack Katoll as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Katoll posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.446 compared to 3.38 and 1.375 for Rufus Smith. By the career numbers, Jack Katoll had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Katoll and Rufus Smith

Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.17
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.42
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.55
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.23
87.23
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.87
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.32
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1083
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
10.77
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.77
10.77
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.24
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
2.24
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.35
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1571
39.17
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
6.26
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
36.57
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Jack Katoll and Rufus Smith

Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1128
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.21
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.76
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.75
90.75
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Katoll and Rufus Smith

Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
182.93
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
545.12
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
73.17
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
58.54
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.32
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.63
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.99
25.57
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
98.78
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
124.39
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
69.51
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.93
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
98.78
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
18.08
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
47.56
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
102.44
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.86
5.86
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.32
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.32
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Katoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA