Red Ehret vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Red Ehret
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Red Ehret as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Red Ehret posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.457 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Red Ehret had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Ehret and Bud Smith

Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
1.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.42
45.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.36
85.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1229
4.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8263
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2754.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
3172
10.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
841
2.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
2.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.613
0.613
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12232
39.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
1881
6.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11252
36.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Red Ehret and Bud Smith

Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
1.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9060
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3020
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
613
1.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
2.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
2.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
86.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ehret
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Ehret and Bud Smith

Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
177.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1344
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1265
564.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
122.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
101.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
14.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
20.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.03
40.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
151.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
148.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
52.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
62.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
112.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98.58
44.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
25.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Red Ehret
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ehret
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
63.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.46
9.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
8.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Red Ehret
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ehret
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ehret
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA