Chris Brock vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Chris Brock
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Brock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Brock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.81 and WHIP 1.510 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Chris Brock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Brock and Bud Smith

Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.43
51.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.27
20.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
4.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1005
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
9.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.7
9.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
3.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
6.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1485
39.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
5.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1313
35.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.9
39.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Chris Brock and Bud Smith

Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1005
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.03
94.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.27
20.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Brock and Bud Smith

Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
1233.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
525
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.76
31.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
133.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
125
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
58.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
91.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
29.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
108.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.54
5.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Chris Brock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
50
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Brock
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA