Pete Alexander vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Pete Alexander
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Pete Alexander posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Pete Alexander posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.56 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.121 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Pete Alexander 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 Pete Alexander and Bud Smith

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
1.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
1.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.2
64.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.06
86.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
0.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1476
2.56
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15570
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5190
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4868
8.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
1.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2198
3.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20928
36.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
3.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19907
34.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.29
36.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Pete Alexander and Bud Smith

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1633
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1608
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.307
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Alexander and Bud Smith

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
703
213.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1977
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1810
549.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
114.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
89.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
18.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
25.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.77
37.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
150.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
138.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
46.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
49.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
92.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129.91
39.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
23.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
83.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.16
7.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
26.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.5
37.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA