Bob James vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob James as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.371 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Bob James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Bud Smith

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1755
38.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Bud Smith

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Bud Smith

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA