Willie McMeans vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Willie McMeans
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rufus Smith posted a stronger line than Willie McMeans. Rufus Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.38 vs 6.56) and WHIP (1.375 vs 2.057). 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 Willie McMeans and Rufus Smith

Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.31
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.54
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.16
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
6.56
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23.1
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
14.66
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.66
14.66
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.77
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.86
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.09
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.771
0.771
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
45.51
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
41.63
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
8.1
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.77
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.057
2.057
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
40.11
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
37.13
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.51
45.51
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Willie McMeans and Rufus Smith

Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.35
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.41
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.99
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.41
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Willie McMeans and Rufus Smith

Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
342.86
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
30.18
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
45.21
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McMeans
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA