Lefty James vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Lefty James
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Lefty James posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Lefty James posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.39 vs 4.95) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 1.09). By the career numbers, Lefty James 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 Lefty James and Bud Smith

Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.48
35.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
8.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
3.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
38.01
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
33.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Lefty James and Bud Smith

Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.097
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty James and Bud Smith

Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
541.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
9.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-4.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
14
270.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA