Penn Murfee vs. Rufus Smith — Career Comparison

Penn Murfee
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rufus Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Penn Murfee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Penn Murfee posted a career ERA of 3.38 against Rufus Smith's 3.38, with WHIP of 1.135 and 1.375 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Penn Murfee and Rufus Smith

Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
8.91
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
3.38
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.75
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.03
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.09
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
9.84
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.84
9.84
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
36.84
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.06
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.66
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.094
1.094
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
33.09
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Penn Murfee and Rufus Smith

Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
8.91
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.56
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.94
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.84
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.095
0.095
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Penn Murfee and Rufus Smith

Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.32
-64.27
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA