Matt Koch vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Koch
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rufus Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Koch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rufus Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.375 compared to 5.18 and 1.304 for Matt Koch. By the career numbers, Rufus Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Koch and Rufus Smith

Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
4.32
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.91
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.48
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.99
20.99
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
5.18
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
9.44
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.03
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.24
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
5.28
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.8
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
38.15
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.33
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
5.39
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.23
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
653
34.84
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.15
38.15
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Matt Koch and Rufus Smith

Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
4.32
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.85
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.59
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.75
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.33
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.33
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.75
19.75
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Koch and Rufus Smith

Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
1388.57
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
445.71
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
4.3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.67
-11.52
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
325.71
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Koch
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA