Mike Mohler vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Mike Mohler
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rufus Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Mohler 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 4.99 and 1.643 for Mike Mohler. By the career numbers, Rufus Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Mohler and Rufus Smith

Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
7.49
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.15
34.15
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.99
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1251
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
9.24
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.97
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
5.01
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
6.06
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.45
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1869
40.34
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.16
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
5.46
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
34.01
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.34
40.34
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Mike Mohler and Rufus Smith

Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
7.49
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1251
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.41
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.21
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.71
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.62
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.94
94.94
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Mohler and Rufus Smith

Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
52350
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Mike Mohler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mohler
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA