Dan Abbott vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Dan Abbott
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Abbott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 6.23 and 2.077 for Dan Abbott. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Abbott and Bud Smith

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
13.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.15
13.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
46.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
9.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.077
2.077
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
40.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.38
46.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Dan Abbott and Bud Smith

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Abbott and Bud Smith

Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
38.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
53.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA