Lefty Bowe vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Lefty Bowe
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lefty Bowe posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Lefty Bowe posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.02 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.310 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Lefty Bowe had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Bowe and Bud Smith

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.16
63.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
7.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
39.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
33.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Lefty Bowe and Bud Smith

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.16
63.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Bowe and Bud Smith

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
564.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
4.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-19.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA