Rick Baldwin vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Rick Baldwin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Baldwin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Baldwin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.434 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Rick Baldwin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Baldwin and Bud Smith

Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
8.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
3.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
4.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
38.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
33.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Rick Baldwin and Bud Smith

Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
5.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Baldwin and Bud Smith

Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
2625
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
37.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.99
49.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
9
225
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA