Mike Marshall vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Mike Marshall
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rufus Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Marshall as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Marshall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 3.38 and 1.375 for Rufus Smith. By the career numbers, Mike Marshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Marshall and Rufus Smith

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.63
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.73
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.22
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
3.14
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4160
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1281
8.31
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.34
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
5.71
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.47
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5842
37.92
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
3.56
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
3.56
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.75
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.24
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.58
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5145
33.39
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Mike Marshall and Rufus Smith

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
4.7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4159
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386.1
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.68
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.84
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.62
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.52
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.28
96.28
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.536
0.536
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.16
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Marshall and Rufus Smith

Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
2004.61
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
494.93
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
96.77
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.74
29.7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
107.83
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
146.54
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.24
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
71.89
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
35.91
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
6.58
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
49.77
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.53
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA