Lance Davis vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Lance Davis
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Lance Davis and Bud Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Lance Davis had the edge in ERA (4.74 vs 4.95). By the career numbers, Lance Davis 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 Lance Davis and Bud Smith

Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
4.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
39.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
35.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Lance Davis and Bud Smith

Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
106.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance Davis and Bud Smith

Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
340.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
535.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
9.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-7.61
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
15
243.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
2.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA