Matt Blank vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Blank
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 Matt Blank 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 5.15 and 1.500 for Matt Blank. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Blank and Bud Smith

Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.98
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
8.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
40.99
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.446
1.446
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
34.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Matt Blank and Bud Smith

Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.98
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Blank and Bud Smith

Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
1200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
134.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
333.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
140.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA