James Atkins vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, James Atkins and Bud Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. James Atkins posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.6 vs 4.95) and home runs allowed (0.6 per nine innings vs 1.09). Bud Smith had the advantage in WHIP (1.500 vs 1.733). By the career numbers, James Atkins 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 James Atkins and Bud Smith

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
34.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for James Atkins and Bud Smith

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Atkins and Bud Smith

James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA