Leo Kiely vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Leo Kiely
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rufus Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Leo Kiely as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leo Kiely posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.37 and WHIP 1.467 compared to 3.38 and 1.375 for Rufus Smith. By the career numbers, Leo Kiely had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leo Kiely and Rufus Smith

Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.6
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.67
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.46
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.06
49.06
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.66
18.66
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.37
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
9.67
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.67
9.67
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.67
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.25
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
3.65
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.767
0.767
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.15
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
39.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.11
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2071
35.64
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.05
39.05
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Leo Kiely and Rufus Smith

Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.59
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.51
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1229
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.72
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.48
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.38
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
3.21
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.81
94.81
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.699
0.699
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Leo Kiely and Rufus Smith

Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
812.9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
538.06
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
77.42
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
65.81
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.61
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.65
21.86
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
96.77
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
123.87
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.97
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
54.19
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
14.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
46.45
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
166.45
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.48
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.74
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Kiely
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA