John Doyle vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and John Doyle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. John Doyle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.833 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, John Doyle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Doyle and Bud Smith

John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
John Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
John Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
John Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
John Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
John Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
John Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
15.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
John Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
John Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
John Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
John Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
John Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
John Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
John Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
44.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
John Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
12.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.38
12.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
John Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
John Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
43.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
John Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.63
44.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for John Doyle and Bud Smith

John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
John Doyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Doyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Doyle and Bud Smith

John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
John Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
17.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
15.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Doyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Doyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA