Chris Eddy vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Chris Eddy
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Eddy 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 7.36 and 2.455 for Chris Eddy. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Eddy and Bud Smith

Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
14.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.78
11.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
17.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.18
17.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.455
2.455
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
39.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Chris Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Chris Eddy and Bud Smith

Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
14.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Eddy and Bud Smith

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