Jack Egan vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Jack Egan
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Egan 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 10.8 and 2.000 for Jack Egan. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Egan and Bud Smith

Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
39.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Jack Egan and Bud Smith

Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Egan and Bud Smith

Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA