Lou Knerr vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Lou Knerr
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia 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 Lou Knerr. Rufus Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.38 vs 5.04) and WHIP (1.375 vs 1.667). 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 Lou Knerr and Rufus Smith

Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.97
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.22
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.85
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.86
22.86
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.9
61.9
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.34
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
5.04
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
862
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287.1
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
10.34
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.63
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.67
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.26
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.881
0.881
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1322
41.41
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
5.79
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1171
36.68
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.41
41.41
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Lou Knerr and Rufus Smith

Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.1
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.064
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Knerr and Rufus Smith

Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
376.47
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
576.47
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
111.76
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
21.61
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
129.41
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
123.53
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.82
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
82.35
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
17.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
76.47
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
7.85
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Knerr
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA