Pete Filson vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Pete Filson
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Filson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Filson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.432 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Pete Filson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Filson and Bud Smith

Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.97
22.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
4.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1175
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
9.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
3.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
4.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1714
39.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1531
35.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Pete Filson and Bud Smith

Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1175
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.98
92.98
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.97
22.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Filson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Filson and Bud Smith

Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Filson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Filson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA