Mike Jeffcoat vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Mike Jeffcoat
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Jeffcoat as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Jeffcoat posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.37 and WHIP 1.492 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Mike Jeffcoat had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Jeffcoat and Bud Smith

Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
4.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.02
49.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
4.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1500
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
10.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.37
10.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
4.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2186
39.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1975
35.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Mike Jeffcoat and Bud Smith

Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
4.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1500
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.12
97.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.396
0.396
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Jeffcoat and Bud Smith

Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
51000
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
286.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
208.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jeffcoat
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA