Jeff Bennett vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Jeff Bennett
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Bennett as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jeff Bennett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.599 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Jeff Bennett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Bennett and Bud Smith

Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
7.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
685
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
9.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
4.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
40.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
34.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Jeff Bennett and Bud Smith

Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
7.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
685
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Bennett and Bud Smith

Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
5370
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
510
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
22.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
12.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
210
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA