Larry Andersen vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Larry Andersen
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Andersen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Andersen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Larry Andersen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Andersen and Bud Smith

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
8.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
2.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
6.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4171
37.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3750
33.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Larry Andersen and Bud Smith

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
6.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2986
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
2.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.84
90.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Andersen and Bud Smith

Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
9320
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
38
506.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
7.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Andersen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA