Cy Malis vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Cy Malis
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Cy Malis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cy Malis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.91 and WHIP 1.636 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Cy Malis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Malis and Bud Smith

Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
41.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.73
41.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Cy Malis and Bud Smith

Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Malis and Bud Smith

Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Malis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA