Scott Dunn vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Scott Dunn
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Dunn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 10.97 and 2.719 for Scott Dunn. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Dunn and Bud Smith

Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
10.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.46
14.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.436
0.436
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
20.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
5.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
52.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
10.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.719
2.719
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
46.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.468
0.468
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.31
52.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Scott Dunn and Bud Smith

Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
8.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Dunn and Bud Smith

Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA