Ken MacKenzie vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Ken MacKenzie
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken MacKenzie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken MacKenzie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.8 and WHIP 1.450 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Ken MacKenzie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken MacKenzie and Bud Smith

Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
5.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
9.98
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
6.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.13
6.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.984
0.984
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
39.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
5.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.411
1.411
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
36.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Ken MacKenzie and Bud Smith

Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
5.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken MacKenzie and Bud Smith

Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
2091.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
583.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
6.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.03
-16.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
17
275.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
2.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken MacKenzie
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA