Mike Budnick vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Mike Budnick
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows 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 Mike Budnick as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Budnick posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.04 and WHIP 1.485 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Mike Budnick had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Budnick and Bud Smith

Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.05
19.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
100.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
8.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
5.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.997
0.997
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
39.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
34.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Mike Budnick and Bud Smith

Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Budnick and Bud Smith

Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
969.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.82
88.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
253.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
207.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.805
0.805
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.1
94.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA