Rufus Smith vs. Columbus Vance — Career Comparison

Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Columbus Vance
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rufus Smith posted a stronger line than Columbus Vance. Rufus Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.38 vs 5.21) and WHIP (1.375 vs 1.448). 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 Columbus Vance

Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.48
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.28
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.72
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.05
86.05
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
5.21
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
9
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
9.93
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.97
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.38
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1183
40.79
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
6.62
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.62
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.69
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1035
35.69
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.79
40.79

Fielding Stats for Rufus Smith and Columbus Vance

Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.52
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.26
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277.2
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.69
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.37
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.07
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.67
87.67
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.98
82.98
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rufus Smith and Columbus Vance

Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
261.54
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
579.49
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
153.85
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
117.95
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.51
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.64
59.71
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
210.26
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
169.23
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
102.56
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.33
68.38
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
117
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Columbus Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100