Bill Bartley vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Bartley
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Bartley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Bartley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.04 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Bill Bartley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bartley and Bud Smith

Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
36.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
32.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Bill Bartley and Bud Smith

Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.579
1.579
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bartley and Bud Smith

Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
438.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
19.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
6.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bartley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA