Ed Mars vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Ed Mars
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisNorth AmericaSyracuse StarsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Mars as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Mars posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.67 and WHIP 1.492 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Ed Mars had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Mars and Bud Smith

Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
121.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
9.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.79
9.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
4.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
40.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
5.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
36.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Ed Mars and Bud Smith

Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Mars and Bud Smith

Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
16
171.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
546.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
150
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
128.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
65.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
182.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
203.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
192.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
76.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA