Jimmy Boyd vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Jimmy Boyd
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Jimmy Boyd posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Jimmy Boyd posted stronger numbers in ERA (1.29 vs 4.95) and WHIP (0.857 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Jimmy Boyd 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 Jimmy Boyd and Bud Smith

Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
34.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
32.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Boyd and Bud Smith

Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Boyd and Bud Smith

Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA