Dan Daub vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Dan Daub
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Daub as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan Daub posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.75 and WHIP 1.548 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Dan Daub had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Daub and Bud Smith

Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.39
46.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.75
81.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
4.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2698
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
10.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
3.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.569
0.569
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4047
40.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
6.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3666
36.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Dan Daub and Bud Smith

Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2706
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
2.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
2.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.49
93.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Daub
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Daub and Bud Smith

Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
190.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
525.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
105.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
95.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.78
41.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
120.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
170.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
69.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
68.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
137.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.43
47.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
57.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
84.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.09
7.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Daub
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Daub
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA