Matt Mantei vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Mantei
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Mantei as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Mantei posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.419 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Matt Mantei had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Mantei and Bud Smith

Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
8.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
4.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
968
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
6.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.95
6.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
5.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
11.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.05
11.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.847
1.847
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
39.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
5.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.392
1.392
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1170
32.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.44
39.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Matt Mantei and Bud Smith

Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
8.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
968
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.08
96.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Mantei and Bud Smith

Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
37800
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
20.56
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Mantei
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA