Rufus Smith vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Rufus Smith posted a stronger line than Fernando Valenzuela. Rufus Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.38 vs 3.54) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.69). By the career numbers, Rufus 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 Rufus Smith and Fernando Valenzuela

Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.39
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.53
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.47
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.6
93.6
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.35
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2718
8.35
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
3.54
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2074
6.37
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12398
38.08
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.21
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10971
33.7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Rufus Smith and Fernando Valenzuela

Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8798
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2932.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rufus Smith and Fernando Valenzuela

Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
272.67
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
538.45
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.6
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.15
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0