Brett Martin vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Brett Martin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brett Martin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.400 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Brett Martin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brett Martin and Bud Smith

Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
9.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.36
9.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
7.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.23
7.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
817
38.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
35.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Brett Martin and Bud Smith

Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
8.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
93.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.155
0.155
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brett Martin and Bud Smith

Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA