Al McBean vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Al McBean
Silent GenerationU.S. Virgin IslandsThrows RightBats RightPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rufus Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Al McBean as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al McBean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.379 compared to 3.38 and 1.375 for Rufus Smith. By the career numbers, Al McBean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al McBean and Rufus Smith

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
3.43
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.64
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.56
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.42
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.26
57.26
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.58
18.58
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.18
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.53
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
3.13
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072.1
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
8.88
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.53
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.06
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
4.83
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.29
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4518
37.92
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.56
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.61
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4123
34.6
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Al McBean and Rufus Smith

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.44
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3218
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.61
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.11
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.93
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
2.73
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.12
93.12
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.54
18.54
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al McBean and Rufus Smith

Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
897.89
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
557.75
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.86
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.45
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.23
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.34
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.01
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.39
32.52
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
145.77
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
124.65
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
44.37
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
52.82
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
90.85
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
30.16
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.11
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.68
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
223.94
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
2.68
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.46
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.23
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al McBean
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA