Happy Foreman vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Happy Foreman
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Happy Foreman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Happy Foreman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.676 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Happy Foreman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Happy Foreman and Bud Smith

Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.15
7.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
38.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.677
1.677
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
31.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Happy Foreman and Bud Smith

Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Happy Foreman and Bud Smith

Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA