Justin James vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Justin James
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin James as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Justin James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.5 and WHIP 2.750 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Justin James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Justin James and Bud Smith

Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.91
11.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
15.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.75
15.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.25
11.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
40.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Justin James and Bud Smith

Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Justin James and Bud Smith

Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA