Gary Fortune vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Gary Fortune
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Gary Fortune and Bud Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bud Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.95 vs 6.61) and WHIP (1.500 vs 1.738). Gary Fortune had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.23 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 Gary Fortune and Bud Smith

Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
6.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
5.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
41.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
7.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.42
7.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.738
1.738
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
36.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.83
41.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Gary Fortune and Bud Smith

Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Fortune and Bud Smith

Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
461.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
28.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
23.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
11
253.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA