Elmer Dessens vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Elmer Dessens
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Elmer Dessens posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Elmer Dessens posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.44 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.442 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Elmer Dessens 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 Elmer Dessens and Bud Smith

Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
4.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3523
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1174.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1300
9.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
2.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
5.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5062
38.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
628
4.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4596
35.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Elmer Dessens and Bud Smith

Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3523
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1174.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.36
98.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.544
0.544
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elmer Dessens and Bud Smith

Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
890
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
480
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.11
22.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
90
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
122
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
60
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.6
23.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
65
130
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
4.62
4.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA