Mike Bovee vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Mike Bovee
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Bovee 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 5.4 and 1.200 for Mike Bovee. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Bovee and Bud Smith

Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
5.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
13.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
37.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
5.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
35.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Mike Bovee and Bud Smith

Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
8.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Bovee and Bud Smith

Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bovee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Bovee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA