Mike Dunn vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Mike Dunn
MillenialNew MexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Dunn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Dunn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.447 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Mike Dunn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Dunn and Bud Smith

Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
11.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.67
56.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1308
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
8.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
4.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
9.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.599
1.599
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1899
39.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
4.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1631
33.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Mike Dunn and Bud Smith

Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
11.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1308
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.38
91.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.096
0.096
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Dunn and Bud Smith

Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555
66600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA