Jeff Dedmon vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Jeff Dedmon
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Dedmon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jeff Dedmon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.530 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Jeff Dedmon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Dedmon and Bud Smith

Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
5.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
4.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
4.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1719
39.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
4.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
33.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Jeff Dedmon and Bud Smith

Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
5.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1182
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.68
95.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Dedmon and Bud Smith

Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
2727.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
512.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
65.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
1.49
16.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
87.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
98.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
10.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
14
152.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Dedmon
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA