Bob Barr vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Bob Barr
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaRochester BroncosAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Barr as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Barr posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Bob Barr had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Barr and Bud Smith

Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
1.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.6
95.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
3.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3985
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1328.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
9.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
3.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.716
0.716
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5914
40.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
938
6.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5516
37.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.07
40.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Bob Barr and Bud Smith

Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
1.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4374
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1458
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
2.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
2.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.5
84.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.128
2.128
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Barr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Barr and Bud Smith

Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
160.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
670
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
633
566.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
104.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
83.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
12.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.36
34.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
138.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
137.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
54.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
15.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
66.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.85
33.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
27.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.77
25.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.19
1.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA