Loren Bain vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Loren Bain
Greatest GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Loren Bain 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 7.88 and 1.750 for Loren Bain. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Loren Bain and Bud Smith

Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
11.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
42.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.75
42.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Loren Bain and Bud Smith

Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Loren Bain and Bud Smith

Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Loren Bain
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA