Ken Ash vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ash 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 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Bud Smith

Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
3.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689
38.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
34.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Bud Smith

Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Bud Smith

Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
725
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
6
75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
5
62.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
12.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-1.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA