Ed Bauta vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Ed Bauta
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. 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 Ed Bauta as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Bauta posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.517 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Ed Bauta had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Bauta and Bud Smith

Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
5.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
8.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
4.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
5.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
649
39.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
34.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Ed Bauta and Bud Smith

Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
5.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
96.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Bauta and Bud Smith

Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
3233.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
15.87
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
12.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bauta
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA