Bill Hoffer vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Hoffer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Hoffer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bud Smith

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.2
88.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
9.56
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5453
39.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
5.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bud Smith

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bud Smith

Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA