Tug McGraw vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Tug McGraw
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rufus Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Tug McGraw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tug McGraw posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 3.38 and 1.375 for Rufus Smith. By the career numbers, Tug McGraw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tug McGraw and Rufus Smith

Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.23
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.57
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.55
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.06
51.06
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.07
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
3.14
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4544
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
7.83
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.64
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
3.46
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.76
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
6.59
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.116
1.116
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.37
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6313
37.51
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.21
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.55
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.48
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.22
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.48
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
33.23
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Tug McGraw and Rufus Smith

Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.23
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4545
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.45
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.88
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.75
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.74
92.74
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.357
0.357
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tug McGraw and Rufus Smith

Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
2006.48
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
519.84
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
94.74
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
75.3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.43
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
26.83
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
119.03
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
121.46
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.01
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
43.72
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
75.3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
25.11
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.29
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
138.46
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
51.01
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.86
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tug McGraw
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA