Bill Dammann vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Dammann
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Dammann as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Dammann posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.06 and WHIP 1.599 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Bill Dammann had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Dammann and Bud Smith

Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.33
63.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
4.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1103
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
11.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.58
11.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.514
0.514
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
40.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
5.56
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.599
1.599
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
37.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Bill Dammann and Bud Smith

Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Dammann and Bud Smith

Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
241.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
527.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
88.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
64.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.41
41.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
136.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
157.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
72.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
60.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
132.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.61
42.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
64.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
31
124.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA