Matt Belisle vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Belisle
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Belisle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Belisle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.32 and WHIP 1.404 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Matt Belisle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Belisle and Bud Smith

Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
6.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.56
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.27
47.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
4.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
928.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1024
9.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
2.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
6.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3988
38.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
4.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3644
35.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.65
38.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Matt Belisle and Bud Smith

Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
6.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
928.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
95.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Belisle and Bud Smith

Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
3751.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
481.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
1.19
6.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
54.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
59.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
16.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.97
-16.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
16.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
49
264.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
2.27
2.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
97.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Belisle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA