Joe Biagini vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Biagini
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Biagini 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 5.03 and 1.488 for Joe Biagini. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Biagini and Bud Smith

Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
6.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
5.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
994
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
10.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
3.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
7.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1461
39.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
5.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1320
35.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.69
39.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Joe Biagini and Bud Smith

Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
6.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
994
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.91
9.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Biagini and Bud Smith

Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
44400
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-33.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Biagini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Biagini
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA