Bob Mahoney vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Bob Mahoney
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Mahoney 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 4.96 and 1.643 for Bob Mahoney. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Mahoney and Bud Smith

Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
9.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
4.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
3.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.927
0.927
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
40.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
35.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Bob Mahoney and Bud Smith

Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Mahoney and Bud Smith

Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
1028.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
514.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
36.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
45.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
9
257.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Mahoney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Mahoney
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA