Cal Eldred vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Gen XIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Cal Eldred posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Cal Eldred posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.42 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.413 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Cal Eldred had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Cal Eldred and Bud Smith

Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
2.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.75
53.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.3
56.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
4.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4104
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1340
8.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
3.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
6.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.18
6.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5930
39.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
4.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5221
34.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.01
39.01
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Cal Eldred and Bud Smith

Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
2.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
1.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4104
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
1.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
97.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.716
0.716
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.3
56.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal Eldred and Bud Smith

Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
2332.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
485.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
53.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
9.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
67.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
94.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
47.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
74.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-4.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
39
262.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
74.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Eldred
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA