Deck McGuire vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Deck McGuire
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rufus Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Deck McGuire as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rufus Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.375 compared to 5.23 and 1.471 for Deck McGuire. By the career numbers, Rufus Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Deck McGuire and Rufus Smith

Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
5.23
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
8.36
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
4.88
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
7.66
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
40.59
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
5.92
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
34.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.59
40.59
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Deck McGuire and Rufus Smith

Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.09
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Deck McGuire and Rufus Smith

Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2700
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
6.7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA