Tony Mullane vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Tony Mullane
Pre-GenerationalIrelandThrows UnknownBats SwitchEuropeCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rufus Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Mullane as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Mullane posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.05 and WHIP 1.237 compared to 3.38 and 1.375 for Rufus Smith. By the career numbers, Tony Mullane had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Mullane and Rufus Smith

Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
1.1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
0.56
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.44
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.35
56.35
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.81
90.81
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
0.93
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.06
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.03
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
3.05
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13594
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4531.1
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4195
8.33
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.19
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1408
2.8
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1803
3.58
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.709
0.709
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
0.68
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.37
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19407
38.55
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2523
5.01
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17814
35.38
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Tony Mullane and Rufus Smith

Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
1.12
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19815
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6605
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
1.25
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1228
1.67
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.31
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2374
3.23
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2144
2.92
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.31
90.31
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.615
2.615
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Mullane and Rufus Smith

Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
158.33
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2971
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2720
549.31
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
133.49
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516
104.21
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
19.99
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
7.67
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.62
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
29.28
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303.22
61.24
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
860
173.68
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
911
183.98
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
407
82.19
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
45.04
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
622
125.61
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330.96
66.84
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.86
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
44.63
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
32.11
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.69
18.69
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
1.39
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
22.62
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
22.62
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Mullane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA