Arnold Earley vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Arnold Earley
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Arnold Earley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Arnold Earley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.48 and WHIP 1.584 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Arnold Earley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Arnold Earley and Bud Smith

Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
4.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
9.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
4.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
7.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
40.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
5.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
36.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Arnold Earley and Bud Smith

Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.66
88.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.386
0.386
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Arnold Earley and Bud Smith

Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
2306.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
527.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
22.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
103.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
124.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
14.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
28
289.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA