Al Benton vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Al Benton
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Al Benton posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Al Benton posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.66 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.424 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Al Benton had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Al Benton and Bud Smith

Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
2.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
0.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.69
52.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.7
36.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
3.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5065
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1688.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1672
8.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
3.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
3.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7342
39.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
4.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6594
35.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.14
39.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Al Benton and Bud Smith

Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.87
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Benton and Bud Smith

Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
455
471.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
579
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
530.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
51.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
44.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
59.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
60.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
-18.42
-19.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
200
207.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.9
2.9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Al Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
61.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA