Donnie Moore vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Donnie Moore
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rufus Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Donnie Moore 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 3.67 and 1.425 for Donnie Moore. By the career numbers, Rufus Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Donnie Moore and Rufus Smith

Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
5.72
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.59
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.55
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.81
51.81
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.22
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
3.67
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1964
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
654.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
9.6
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.73
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
2.56
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.67
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
5.72
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.3
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2793
38.4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
3.15
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.23
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.66
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.36
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.71
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2525
34.71
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Donnie Moore and Rufus Smith

Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
5.72
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1964
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
654.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.62
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.24
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.01
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.86
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.47
92.47
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Donnie Moore and Rufus Smith

Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
3900
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
534.38
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
150
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
112.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
37.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.66
62.42
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
206.25
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
178.13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
103.13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
131.25
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.45
69.81
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
215.63
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
37.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA