Rod Beck vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Rod Beck
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Rod Beck as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rod Beck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.207 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Rod Beck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rod Beck and Bud Smith

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
8.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.78
45.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
3.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2304
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
8.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
7.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170
37.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
6.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.61
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2899
33.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.15
37.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Rod Beck and Bud Smith

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
8.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2304
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.12
97.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.192
0.192
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rod Beck and Bud Smith

Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704
21120
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
22.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
24.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
10
300
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rod Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA