Ken Jungels vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Ken Jungels
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Jungels as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 6.8 and 1.796 for Ken Jungels. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Jungels and Bud Smith

Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
10.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
42.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
7.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.796
1.796
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
36.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.8
42.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Ken Jungels and Bud Smith

Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Jungels and Bud Smith

Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1680
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-21.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jungels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Jungels
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA