Tim Byrdak vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Tim Byrdak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Byrdak as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tim Byrdak posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.560 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Tim Byrdak had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tim Byrdak and Bud Smith

Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
12.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
4.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1019
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
8.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
5.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.557
1.557
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1525
40.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
4.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1276
33.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.41
40.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Tim Byrdak and Bud Smith

Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
12.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1019
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Byrdak and Bud Smith

Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
479
22107.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
21.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
7.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Byrdak
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA