Joe Batchelder vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Batchelder
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Batchelder 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 5.66 and 1.452 for Joe Batchelder. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Batchelder and Bud Smith

Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
11.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.32
11.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.61
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
39.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
37.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Joe Batchelder and Bud Smith

Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Batchelder and Bud Smith

Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
1650
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Batchelder
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA