Ron Klimkowski vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Ron Klimkowski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rufus Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Klimkowski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Klimkowski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.9 and WHIP 1.344 compared to 3.38 and 1.375 for Rufus Smith. By the career numbers, Ron Klimkowski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Klimkowski and Rufus Smith

Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.29
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.9
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
7.38
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.62
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
3.62
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.1
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
3.76
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
37.29
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.24
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.38
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
32.95
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Ron Klimkowski and Rufus Smith

Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.31
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.81
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.53
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.49
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.35
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.23
94.23
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.544
0.544
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.67
6.67
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Klimkowski and Rufus Smith

Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
1421.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
521.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
5.3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.97
-15.35
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
252.63
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Klimkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA