Pedro Borbon vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Pedro Borbon
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Pedro Borbon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pedro Borbon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Pedro Borbon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Borbon and Bud Smith

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.89
63.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
3.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3080
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1026.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1098
9.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
3.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4326
37.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
2.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
3.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3920
34.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Pedro Borbon and Bud Smith

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
5.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3078
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1026
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.79
92.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Borbon and Bud Smith

Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
2130.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
560.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
114.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
107.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
23.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
50.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
75.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
24.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
44
158.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
32.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Borbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA