Fred Blank vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Fred Blank
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Blank as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Blank posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.5 and WHIP 1.750 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Fred Blank had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blank and Bud Smith

Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.179
0.179
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
31.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Fred Blank and Bud Smith

Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blank and Bud Smith

Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA