Rich Bordi vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Rich Bordi
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich Bordi as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Bordi posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.34 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Rich Bordi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Bordi and Bud Smith

Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
4.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
9.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
5.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.991
0.991
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1606
38.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1457
35.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.92
38.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Rich Bordi and Bud Smith

Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.71
89.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Bordi and Bud Smith

Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rich Bordi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
4325
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.76
-43.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
10
250
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Bordi
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA