Zack Burdi vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Zack Burdi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Zack Burdi as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 8.44 and 1.875 for Zack Burdi. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zack Burdi and Bud Smith

Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
8.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
12.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.66
12.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.7
9.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
44.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
38.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.72
44.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Zack Burdi and Bud Smith

Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zack Burdi and Bud Smith

Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Burdi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Burdi
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA