Jason Frasor vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Jason Frasor
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Frasor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Frasor posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.365 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Jason Frasor had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Frasor and Bud Smith

Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
9.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
3.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1940
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
7.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
8.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.389
1.389
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2747
38.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
2.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
3.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2401
33.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Jason Frasor and Bud Smith

Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
9.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1940
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
1.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
95.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Frasor and Bud Smith

Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Frasor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Frasor
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA