Red Ruffing vs. Frank Smith — Career Comparison

Red Ruffing
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Frank Smith
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Frank Smith posted a stronger line than Red Ruffing. Frank Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.59 vs 3.8) and WHIP (1.166 vs 1.341). By the career numbers, Frank 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 Red Ruffing and Frank Smith

Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
1.4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.11
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
1.01
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.55
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
0.47
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.44
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.82
54.82
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.6
55.6
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.9
85.9
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.03
72.03
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
0.69
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.73
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.09
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.03
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1833
3.8
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
2.59
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6822
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2274
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4284
8.88
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1975
7.82
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
0.53
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
3.19
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
2.68
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
4.12
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
4.16
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.26
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.16
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18579
38.49
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8431
33.37
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.15
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.31
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2117
4.39
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
3.53
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16980
35.18
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7714
30.53
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.37
33.37

Fielding Stats for Red Ruffing and Frank Smith

Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.83
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.02
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5238
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.87
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
4.03
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.19
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
859
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
5.09
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
4.9
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.676
2.676
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.49
55.49
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Ruffing and Frank Smith

Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
882
254.06
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
369
251.88
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
879
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1937
557.95
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
766
522.87
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
156
106.48
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
104
70.99
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
41
27.99
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.14
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.37
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
52
35.49
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
67.66
46.18
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
221
150.85
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
233
159.04
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.565
0.565
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
81
55.29
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
85
58.02
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
164
111.95
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
68.76
46.94
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.73
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.87
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
27.94
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
43.69
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
76.62
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
148.12
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4.05
4.05
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
12.39
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
24.57
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.74
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.05
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Frank Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.58
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.05
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Frank Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100