Harry Fanok vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Harry Fanok
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Fanok 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 5.4 and 1.620 for Harry Fanok. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Fanok and Bud Smith

Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
9.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
41.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
34.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.58
41.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Harry Fanok and Bud Smith

Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Fanok and Bud Smith

Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
1600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
90.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
93.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Fanok
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Fanok
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA