Tom Kelley vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Tom Kelley
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rufus Smith posted a stronger line than Tom Kelley. Rufus Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.38 vs 3.75) and WHIP (1.375 vs 1.527). 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 Tom Kelley and Rufus Smith

Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.29
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.99
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.44
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.27
43.27
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
3.75
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
8.82
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.84
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
4.57
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
5.16
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.4
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1770
39.04
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.37
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546
34.1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Tom Kelley and Rufus Smith

Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.99
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.57
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.43
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.27
43.27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Kelley and Rufus Smith

Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
503.23
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
561.29
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
53.23
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
53.23
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
5.31
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
53.23
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
67.74
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.35
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.35
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.71
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.99
-19.32
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.52
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
295.16
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
2.03
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.19
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.84
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA