Joe Adams vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Adams 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 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Bud Smith

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Bud Smith

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Bud Smith

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA