Tommy Bridges vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Tommy Bridges
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Tommy Bridges posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Tommy Bridges posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.57 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.368 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Tommy Bridges 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 Tommy Bridges and Bud Smith

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
1.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.43
58.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.38
85.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
3.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8479
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2826.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2675
8.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
3.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
5.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12165
38.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1321
4.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10938
34.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Tommy Bridges and Bud Smith

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
637
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.446
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Bridges and Bud Smith

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
222.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1142
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
526.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
95.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
76.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
18.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
117.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
133.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
81.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.58
28.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
38.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
271
142.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
4.21
4.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
34.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA