Scott Brown vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Scott Brown
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Brown as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Brown posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Scott Brown had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Brown and Bud Smith

Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
11.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.08
11.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
4.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
36.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
35.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.69
36.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Scott Brown and Bud Smith

Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Brown and Bud Smith

Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6000
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA