Chad Bentz vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Chad Bentz
Gen XAlaskaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Bentz 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 7.58 and 1.921 for Chad Bentz. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chad Bentz and Bud Smith

Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
12.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
9.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
5.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
42.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
7.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
34.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.47
42.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Chad Bentz and Bud Smith

Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
12.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Bentz and Bud Smith

Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
12000
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Bentz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA