Buck Becannon vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Buck Becannon
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaNew York MetropolitansAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Buck Becannon 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 5.93 and 1.495 for Buck Becannon. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buck Becannon and Bud Smith

Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
10.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.88
10.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.451
0.451
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
41.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
8.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
38.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.34
41.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Buck Becannon and Bud Smith

Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Becannon and Bud Smith

Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
572.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.7
37.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
49.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.5
21.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Becannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA