Ryan Buchter vs. Pete Smith — Career Comparison

Ryan Buchter
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Smith
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pete Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Buchter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Buchter led in run prevention (ERA+ 148 vs 83), home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 80), and strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 93). Role difference aside, Ryan Buchter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Buchter and Pete Smith

Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
2.03
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.43
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.65
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.41
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.62
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.56
70.56
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.16
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
4.55
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3077
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025.2
9
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
6.59
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1043
9.15
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.26
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.11
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.38
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
3.55
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
9.86
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
5.62
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.018
1.018
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.24
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
37.55
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4423
38.81
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.37
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.17
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.62
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
4.89
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.43
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.35
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.61
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
32.26
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3920
34.4
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Ryan Buchter and Pete Smith

Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
2.03
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.43
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3077
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025.2
9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.58
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.21
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.18
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.86
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.79
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.56
70.56
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Buchter and Pete Smith

Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234
416.62
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
600
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
496.74
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
58.75
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
48.07
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.12
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.56
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.68
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.45
13.26
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
73
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
92.58
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.71
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.71
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
53.41
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
3.92
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.83
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
83
147.77
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
67.66
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.56
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Smith
Career
Per 600 PA