Matt Anderson vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Anderson
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Anderson 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 5.19 and 1.640 for Matt Anderson. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Anderson and Bud Smith

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
5.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
5.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
7.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
40.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
5.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
964
33.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Matt Anderson and Bud Smith

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
95.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.152
0.152
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Anderson and Bud Smith

Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA