Barry Jones vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Barry Jones
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Barry Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Barry Jones posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.492 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Barry Jones had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Barry Jones and Bud Smith

Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
7.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1299
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
8.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
4.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
5.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1850
38.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
4.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597
33.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Barry Jones and Bud Smith

Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
7.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1299
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
2.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.68
92.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Barry Jones and Bud Smith

Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
10989.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
3.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-18.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
157.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA