Ryan Madson vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Ryan Madson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rufus Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Madson 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 3.48 and 1.292 for Ryan Madson. By the career numbers, Rufus Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Madson and Rufus Smith

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.63
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.96
55.96
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.94
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
3.48
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
8.59
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.85
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
2.59
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
8.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.41
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.46
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3631
37.58
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.44
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.7
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.37
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.25
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3277
33.91
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Ryan Madson and Rufus Smith

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2609
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
869.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.07
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.52
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Madson and Rufus Smith

Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
7655.17
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
506.9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
8.37
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.71
-7.3
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
217.24
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA