Mike James vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Mike James
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike James as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike James posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.436 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Mike James had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike James and Bud Smith

Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
8.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
942
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
8.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
7.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1366
39.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1163
33.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.15
39.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Mike James and Bud Smith

Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
8.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
942
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.191
0.191
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike James and Bud Smith

Mike James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
86700
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike James
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA