Percy Forrest vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Percy Forrest
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Percy Forrest and Bud Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bud Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.95 vs 7.48) and WHIP (1.500 vs 1.796). Percy Forrest had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.58 per nine innings vs 1.09). By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Percy Forrest and Bud Smith

Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.05
71.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
7.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
11.99
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
4.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.773
0.773
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
43.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
9.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.796
1.796
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
37.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.26
43.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Percy Forrest and Bud Smith

Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.71
89.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.44
67.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Percy Forrest and Bud Smith

Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
290.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
553.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
125.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
98.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
41.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
151.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
158.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
85.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
138.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
47.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA