Grant Jackson vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Grant Jackson
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Grant Jackson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Grant Jackson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.365 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Grant Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grant Jackson and Bud Smith

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.42
53.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
3.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
5.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
38.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5112
33.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Grant Jackson and Bud Smith

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
4.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.36
93.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grant Jackson and Bud Smith

Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
1709.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
561.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
64.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.48
17.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
95.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
83.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
3.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
90
214.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Grant Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA