Ed Bagley vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Ed Bagley
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Bagley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Bagley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.39 and WHIP 1.507 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Ed Bagley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Bagley and Bud Smith

Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
4.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1143
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
10.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
3.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.774
0.774
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1750
41.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
7.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.35
7.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.507
1.507
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
37.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.76
6.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.34
41.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Ed Bagley and Bud Smith

Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1158
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.98
85.98
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.769
1.769
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Bagley and Bud Smith

Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
158.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
570.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
102.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
82.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.11
30.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
128.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
131.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
36.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
89.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.17
26.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
29.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
102.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.87
5.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bagley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA