Brian Boehringer vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Brian Boehringer
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Boehringer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Boehringer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.552 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Brian Boehringer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Boehringer and Bud Smith

Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
5.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
4.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1604
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
8.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
4.61
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
7.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2375
39.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
4.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.489
1.489
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
34.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Brian Boehringer and Bud Smith

Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
5.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1604
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.53
98.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.188
0.188
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Boehringer and Bud Smith

Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
5772.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
502.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
4.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.42
-23.01
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
16
259.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA