Jumbo Brown vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Jumbo Brown
Greatest GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Jumbo Brown as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jumbo Brown posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.539 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Jumbo Brown had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jumbo Brown and Bud Smith

Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
3.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.56
51.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1792
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
9.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
4.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
4.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2651
39.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
4.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2346
35.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.94
39.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Jumbo Brown and Bud Smith

Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jumbo Brown and Bud Smith

Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
894.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
564.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
114.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
93.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.18
32.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
140.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
143.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
46.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
39.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
86.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.3
33.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
40
143.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA