Bud Anderson vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Bud Anderson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Bud Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Anderson and Bud Smith

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
8.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
3.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.926
0.926
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
38.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
34.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Bud Anderson and Bud Smith

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Anderson and Bud Smith

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA