Leo Fishel vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Leo Fishel
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Leo Fishel 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 6 and 1.667 for Leo Fishel. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leo Fishel and Bud Smith

Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Leo Fishel and Bud Smith

Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leo Fishel and Bud Smith

Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
45.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Fishel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Fishel
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA