Bill Mack vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Mack
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Mack as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Mack posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Bill Mack had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Mack and Bud Smith

Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
7.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
31.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
28.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.5
31.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Bill Mack and Bud Smith

Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Mack and Bud Smith

Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
331.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
800
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
361.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mack
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA