Gene Ford vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Gene Ford
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Ford 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 5.66 and 1.857 for Gene Ford. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Ford and Bud Smith

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
13.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.11
13.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
5.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
42.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.857
1.857
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
38.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.392
0.392
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.69
42.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Gene Ford and Bud Smith

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.25
81.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Ford and Bud Smith

Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.99
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-17.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA