Rufus Smith vs. Joe Verbanic — Career Comparison

Rufus Smith
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Verbanic
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rufus Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Verbanic as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Verbanic posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.488 compared to 3.38 and 1.375 for Rufus Smith. By the career numbers, Joe Verbanic had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rufus Smith and Joe Verbanic

Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.74
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.52
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.48
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.48
18.48
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.26
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
9
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
9.13
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.65
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
3.65
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.61
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.09
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
895
38.91
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.43
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.52
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
799
34.74
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Rufus Smith and Joe Verbanic

Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.99
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.74
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
27
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207.1
9
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.78
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.13
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.08
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.91
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.728
0.728
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.48
18.48
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rufus Smith and Joe Verbanic

Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
1041.51
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
520.75
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
8.73
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.67
-7.6
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Verbanic
Career
Per 600 PA