Luis DeLeon vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Luis DeLeon
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis DeLeon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis DeLeon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.158 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Luis DeLeon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis DeLeon and Bud Smith

Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
5.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.22
47.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
7.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
6.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1352
36.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1226
33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.39
36.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Luis DeLeon and Bud Smith

Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
5.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis DeLeon and Bud Smith

Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
2985.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
35
500
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
12.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
71.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
85.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-0.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
19
271.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis DeLeon
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA