Jim Merritt vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Jim Merritt and Rufus Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Rufus Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.38 vs 3.65) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.97). Jim Merritt had the advantage in WHIP (1.237 vs 1.375). 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 Jim Merritt and Rufus Smith

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
3.65
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Jim Merritt and Rufus Smith

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4449
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1483
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Merritt and Rufus Smith

Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
72.73
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
55.84
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.76
21.76
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
101.3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
110.39
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.19
11.93
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
231.17
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.6
2.6
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA