Joe Kennedy vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican 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 Joe Kennedy. Rufus Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.38 vs 4.79) and WHIP (1.375 vs 1.496). 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 Joe Kennedy and Rufus Smith

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.61
62.61
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
4.79
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2726
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
908.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1001
9.91
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.04
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.32
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
5.53
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.983
0.983
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.36
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4015
39.77
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.24
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
5.31
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.94
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3558
35.24
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Joe Kennedy and Rufus Smith

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.38
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.48
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.96
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.74
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.61
62.61
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kennedy and Rufus Smith

Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
1293.2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
530.1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
93.2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
75.73
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.83
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
22.67
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
116.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
110.68
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.95
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
46.6
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
81.55
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
19.86
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
145.63
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
52.43
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA