Hub Andrews vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Hub Andrews
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Hub Andrews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hub Andrews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.63 and WHIP 1.800 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Hub Andrews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hub Andrews and Bud Smith

Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Hub Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Hub Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Hub Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
13.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.11
13.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Hub Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Hub Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Hub Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Hub Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Hub Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Hub Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.514
0.514
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Hub Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
40.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Hub Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Hub Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Hub Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Hub Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
37.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Hub Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Hub Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Hub Andrews and Bud Smith

Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hub Andrews and Bud Smith

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