Ron Diorio vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Ron Diorio
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Diorio as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Diorio posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.1 and WHIP 1.525 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Ron Diorio had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Diorio and Bud Smith

Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
11.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
8.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.885
0.885
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
37.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
33.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Ron Diorio and Bud Smith

Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
11.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Diorio and Bud Smith

Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Diorio
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Diorio
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA