Scott Bailes vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Scott Bailes
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Bailes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Bailes posted a career ERA of 4.95 against Bud Smith's 4.95, with WHIP of 1.523 and 1.500 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Bailes and Bud Smith

Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
4.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.99
46.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
17.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
4.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
679.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
10.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
3.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
4.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.893
0.893
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3011
39.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
5.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2680
35.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.87
39.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Scott Bailes and Bud Smith

Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
4.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
679.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.59
94.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.408
0.408
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
17.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Bailes and Bud Smith

Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
343
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Bailes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA