Johnny Markham vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Johnny Markham
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Johnny Markham and Rufus Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Rufus Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.38 vs 3.66) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.31). Johnny Markham had the advantage in WHIP (1.277 vs 1.375). 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 Johnny Markham and Rufus Smith

Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.96
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.96
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.78
57.78
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.78
48.78
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.6
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
3.66
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
9.17
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.32
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
5.22
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.838
0.838
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619
38.75
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.72
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
4.81
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.69
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486
35.57
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Johnny Markham and Rufus Smith

Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.92
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.95
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1197
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.87
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.44
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.41
49.41
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Markham and Rufus Smith

Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
318.07
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
563.86
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
79.52
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
54.22
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
17.42
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
108.43
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
90.36
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.92
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.92
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
7.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.23
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.23
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA