Ryan Franklin vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Ryan Franklin
Gen XArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Franklin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Franklin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.346 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Ryan Franklin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Franklin and Bud Smith

Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
3.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.93
44.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.92
19.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3603
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1230
9.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
1.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668
5.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5113
38.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
4.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4642
34.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Ryan Franklin and Bud Smith

Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
3.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
0.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3603
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
1.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
97.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.92
19.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Franklin and Bud Smith

Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
12276.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
507.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
8.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.25
-5.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
276.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA