Bud Black vs. Scott Cary — Career Comparison

Bud Black
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Cary
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bud Black built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Cary as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Black posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.22 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 5.93 and 1.701 for Scott Cary. By the career numbers, Bud Black had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Black and Scott Cary

Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.81
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.79
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.41
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.22
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
5.93
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
10.13
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
12.02
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.02
12.02
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.06
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.29
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.94
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.12
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.823
0.823
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
42.19
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
42.64
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.63
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.63
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
6.26
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.701
1.701
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
36.56
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
39.18
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.19
42.19
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.64
42.64

Fielding Stats for Bud Black and Scott Cary

Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.7
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
27
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.1
9
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.74
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.22
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.96
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Black and Scott Cary

Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
862.5
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.74
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.94
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-32.77
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.32
-11.83
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA