Denny McLain vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Denny McLain and Rufus Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Denny McLain carried a career ERA of 3.39 against Rufus Smith's 3.38. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Denny McLain and Rufus Smith — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denny McLain and Rufus Smith

Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.34
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.63
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.43
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.01
59.01
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
3.39
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.15
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
6.12
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7108
33.92
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Denny McLain and Rufus Smith

Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.34
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5657
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1885.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.74
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.01
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.81
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.75
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Denny McLain and Rufus Smith

Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
241.18
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
521.3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
69.39
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
62.62
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.77
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.76
12.49
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
79.55
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
90.55
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
27.08
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.23
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
52.47
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.16
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
206.49
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
2.91
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
54.16
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA