Charlie Bartson vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Charlie Bartson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisNorth AmericaChicago PiratesPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Bartson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Bartson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.482 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Charlie Bartson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Bartson and Bud Smith

Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.92
76.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
10.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.32
10.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
2.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
899
41.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
6.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
820
37.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Charlie Bartson and Bud Smith

Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.55
92.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.346
3.346
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Bartson and Bud Smith

Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
173.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
520
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.01
33.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
93.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
166.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
46.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.48
36.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bartson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bartson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA