Joe Bokina vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Bokina
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Bokina 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 8.64 and 2.520 for Joe Bokina. 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 Bokina and Bud Smith

Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.395
0.395
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
16.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
16.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
47.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
41.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.52
47.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Joe Bokina and Bud Smith

Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bokina and Bud Smith

Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3000
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bokina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bokina
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA