Tony Faeth vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Tony Faeth
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Faeth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Faeth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.708 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Tony Faeth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Faeth and Bud Smith

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
9.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
37.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
31.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Tony Faeth and Bud Smith

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.526
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Faeth and Bud Smith

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1140
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-37.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA