Alan Foster vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Alan Foster
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Alan Foster posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Alan Foster posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.74 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.364 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Alan Foster 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 Alan Foster and Bud Smith

Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.24
43.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
68.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3076
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
988
8.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.87
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
3.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
4.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.862
0.862
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4364
38.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
4.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3896
34.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Alan Foster and Bud Smith

Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3079
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1026.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.24
93.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
68.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alan Foster and Bud Smith

Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
389.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
510.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
60.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
57.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.81
10.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
63.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
88.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
58.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-0.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
27.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
84
145.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
4.13
4.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
58.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA