Mike Belfiore vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Belfiore 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 13.5 and 3.000 for Mike Belfiore. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Belfiore and Bud Smith

Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Mike Belfiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Belfiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.37
33.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.75
24.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Mike Belfiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Mike Belfiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Mike Belfiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Mike Belfiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Belfiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Mike Belfiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
47.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Mike Belfiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Mike Belfiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Mike Belfiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
40.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Mike Belfiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Mike Belfiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Mike Belfiore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Mike Belfiore and Bud Smith

Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Belfiore and Bud Smith

Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Belfiore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Belfiore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Belfiore
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA