Steve Busby vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Steve Busby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Steve Busby posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Steve Busby posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.72 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.375 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Steve Busby 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 Steve Busby and Bud Smith

Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.45
56.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.82
89.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3182
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
8.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
3.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
5.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4505
38.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
4.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3963
33.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Steve Busby and Bud Smith

Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3182
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.26
92.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.641
1.641
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.82
89.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Busby and Bud Smith

Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
6680
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
27.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA