Hersh Freeman vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Hersh Freeman
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Hersh Freeman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hersh Freeman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.443 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Hersh Freeman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hersh Freeman and Bud Smith

Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1077
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
9.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.7
9.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
3.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.744
0.744
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1539
38.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1423
35.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.58
38.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Hersh Freeman and Bud Smith

Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
6.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hersh Freeman and Bud Smith

Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
1808.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
555.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
79.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
44.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
26.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
132.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
123.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
70.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.07
9.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
105.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Hersh Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hersh Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA