Bob Friend vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Bob Friend
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bob Friend posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Bob Friend posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.58 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.324 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Bob Friend 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 Bob Friend and Bud Smith

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
1.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.14
46.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.56
82.56
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1438
3.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10833
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3611
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3772
9.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
0.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
2.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
4.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15214
37.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1652
4.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14274
35.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Bob Friend and Bud Smith

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
1.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9315
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3105
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
2.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
71.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Friend and Bud Smith

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
278.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1297
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1137
525.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
63.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
54.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
7.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
9.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.81
11.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
75.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
81.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
25.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
52.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.22
-3.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
17.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
375
173.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
3.46
3.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
55.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA