Bobby Ayala vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Bobby Ayala
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Ayala as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bobby Ayala posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.78 and WHIP 1.472 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Bobby Ayala had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bobby Ayala and Bud Smith

Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.68
45.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
4.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
576
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
9.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
3.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
8.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2537
39.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
3.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
5.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.434
1.434
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2210
34.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Bobby Ayala and Bud Smith

Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
576
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.96
86.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bobby Ayala and Bud Smith

Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
7164.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
547.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
2.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.02
-35.56
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
13
229.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
2.62
2.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA