Jan Dukes vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Jan Dukes
Silent GenerationWyomingThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Jan Dukes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jan Dukes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Jan Dukes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jan Dukes and Bud Smith

Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
6.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
37.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
31.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Jan Dukes and Bud Smith

Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.188
0.188
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jan Dukes and Bud Smith

Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
24.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA