Rufus Smith vs. Russ Van Atta — Career Comparison

Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Russ Van Atta
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rufus Smith posted a stronger line than Russ Van Atta. Rufus Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.38 vs 5.6) and WHIP (1.375 vs 1.693). 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 Russ Van Atta

Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.62
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.96
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.52
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.71
36.71
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
5.6
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2137
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712.1
9
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
10.59
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.49
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
4.65
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
4.28
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.993
0.993
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.13
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3291
41.58
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.83
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
6.29
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.693
1.693
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2913
36.8
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.58
41.58

Fielding Stats for Rufus Smith and Russ Van Atta

Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.754
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rufus Smith and Russ Van Atta

Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
552.21
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
546.9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
124.78
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.58
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.85
42.09
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
167.26
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
138.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
63.72
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
103.54
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.22
45.73
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
90.27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
6.65
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.82
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Van Atta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100