Tommy Johnson vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Tommy Johnson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Tommy Johnson and Bud Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bud Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.95 vs 5.95) and WHIP (1.500 vs 1.724). Tommy Johnson had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.43 per nine innings vs 1.09). By the career numbers, Bud Smith 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 Tommy Johnson and Bud Smith

Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
10.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.84
10.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.756
0.756
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
41.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.701
1.701
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
36.99
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.88
41.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Tommy Johnson and Bud Smith

Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Johnson and Bud Smith

Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
525
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA