Chris Archer vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Chris Archer posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Chris Archer posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.93 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.265 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Chris Archer 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 Chris Archer and Bud Smith

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.45
41.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
3.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5152
34.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Bud Smith

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Bud Smith

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
1689.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
551.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
55.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
48.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
6.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
62.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
82.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.49
-17.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
38
262.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA