Caleb Ferguson vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Caleb Ferguson
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Caleb Ferguson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Caleb Ferguson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.318 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Caleb Ferguson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Bud Smith

Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
9.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.54
58.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
8.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
3.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
10.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1412
38.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1242
34.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Bud Smith

Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
9.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.18
93.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.123
0.123
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Caleb Ferguson and Bud Smith

Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
28628.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
47.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
36.87
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Caleb Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA