Larry Dierker vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Larry Dierker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Larry Dierker posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Larry Dierker posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.31 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.236 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Larry Dierker 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 Larry Dierker and Bud Smith

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7001
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2333.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
8.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
5.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
37.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
3.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8828
34.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Larry Dierker and Bud Smith

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7002
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2334
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.42
92.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Dierker and Bud Smith

Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
244.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
540.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
73.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
60.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
9.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.37
13.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
91.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
82.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
26.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-1.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
272
186.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
47.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Larry Dierker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Dierker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA