Dennis Martinez vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Dennis Martinez
Baby BoomersNicaraguaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Dennis Martinez and Rufus Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Rufus Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.38 vs 3.7) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.84). Dennis Martinez had the advantage in WHIP (1.283 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 Dennis Martinez and Rufus Smith

Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
1.56
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
1.26
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.55
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.43
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.94
55.94
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.21
81.21
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.07
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1643
3.7
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11999
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3999.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3897
8.77
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
0.84
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
2.62
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.16
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2149
4.84
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.829
0.829
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.19
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.27
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.07
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16754
37.7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.11
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1835
4.13
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.27
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.25
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
0.75
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.266
1.266
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15238
34.29
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.7
37.7
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Dennis Martinez and Rufus Smith

Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
1.56
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
1.26
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11999
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3999.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
0.72
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
763
1.72
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.09
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
2.53
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
2.43
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.564
1.564
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.21
81.21
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Martinez and Rufus Smith

Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695
690.4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
604
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
520
516.56
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
73.51
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
61.59
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.92
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.92
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.42
13.33
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
85.43
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
90.4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
24.83
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
32.78
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
57.62
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
3.74
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
166.89
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
64.57
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.95
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA