Spoon Carter vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Spoon Carter
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Spoon Carter and Bud Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Spoon Carter had the edge in home runs allowed (0.51 per nine innings vs 1.09). By the career numbers, Spoon Carter 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 Spoon Carter and Bud Smith

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.1
63.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.75
57.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
4.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
10.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
3.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
3.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3348
39.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
5.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2986
35.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Spoon Carter and Bud Smith

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.82
92.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.18
59.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Spoon Carter and Bud Smith

Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
262.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
539.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
107.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
89.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.31
32.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
130.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
137.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
57.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
96.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.12
35.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
28.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
336
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
30.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spoon Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA