Belve Bean vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Belve Bean
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Belve Bean 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 5.32 and 1.634 for Belve Bean. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Belve Bean and Bud Smith

Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
5.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
11.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
3.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
3.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
40.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
6.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
949
36.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Belve Bean and Bud Smith

Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Belve Bean and Bud Smith

Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
670.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
561.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
64.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
210.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
179.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
124.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.78
68.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
17
132.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
4.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA