Jim Buchanan vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Jim Buchanan
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Jim Buchanan posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Jim Buchanan posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.5 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.245 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Jim Buchanan 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 Jim Buchanan and Bud Smith

Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.18
68.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
9.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
3.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
36.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
34.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.68
36.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Jim Buchanan and Bud Smith

Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.3
87.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.18
68.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Buchanan and Bud Smith

Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
22
253.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
530.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
26.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
92.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
138.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
69.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
24.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA