Ace Adams vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Ace Adams
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ace Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ace Adams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Ace Adams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ace Adams and Bud Smith

Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
4.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.41
55.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1658
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
8.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
3.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
2.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2379
38.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
3.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147
34.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Ace Adams and Bud Smith

Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ace Adams and Bud Smith

Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
1603.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
525.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.69
8.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
95.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
58.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-1.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
8.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA