Bud Davis vs. Chuck Smith — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chuck Smith
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chuck Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Bud Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chuck Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.400 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Chuck Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Chuck Smith

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210.2
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
8.78
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.68
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.155
1.155
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
38.36
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.77
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
33.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Chuck Smith

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210.2
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.97
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.48
93.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Chuck Smith

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
308.57
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
565.71
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.08
9.28
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
85.71
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
68.57
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-5.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
231.43
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA