Greg Bargar vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Greg Bargar
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Greg Bargar 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 6.34 and 1.699 for Greg Bargar. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Greg Bargar and Bud Smith

Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.12
12.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
6.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.9
10.9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.868
0.868
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
41.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.98
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.663
1.663
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
36.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.64
41.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Greg Bargar and Bud Smith

Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.12
12.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Bargar and Bud Smith

Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
2200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-19.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
1.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Bargar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Bargar
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA