Bill Fagan vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Fagan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Fagan 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 5.28 and 1.778 for Bill Fagan. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Fagan and Bud Smith

Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
5.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
11.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.24
11.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
4.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.854
0.854
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
42.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
8.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
37.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.57
42.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Bill Fagan and Bud Smith

Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.85
84.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Fagan and Bud Smith

Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
24
160
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
573.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.478
0.478
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
113.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
93.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
31.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
140
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
60
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
31.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
22
146.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.09
4.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fagan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA