Fergie Jenkins vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Fergie Jenkins
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Fergie Jenkins posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Fergie Jenkins posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.34 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.168 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Fergie Jenkins 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 Fergie Jenkins and Bud Smith

Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
1.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
1.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
0.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.69
55.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.46
89.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
0.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1669
3.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13502
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4500.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4142
8.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
0.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
997
1.99
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3192
6.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18400
36.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1853
3.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17082
34.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.79
36.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Fergie Jenkins and Bud Smith

Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
1.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
1.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13501
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4500.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
1.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
2.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
2.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.43
95.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.541
1.541
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.46
89.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fergie Jenkins and Bud Smith

Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
395.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1010
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
532.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
87.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
60.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
16.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
27.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.04
29.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
134.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
112.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
32.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
50.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
74.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.27
22.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
24.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
326
193.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3.1
3.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
39.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA