Buttons Briggs vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Buttons Briggs
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Buttons Briggs posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Buttons Briggs posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.41 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.415 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Buttons Briggs 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 Buttons Briggs and Bud Smith

Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.35
48.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.51
91.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
3.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
9.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
3.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
3.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3656
38.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
5.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285
34.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Buttons Briggs and Bud Smith

Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2568
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.906
1.906
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.17
47.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buttons Briggs and Bud Smith

Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
181.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
555.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
82.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.62
21.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
101.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
114.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
32.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.07
15.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
32.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
113.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
5.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA