Pedro Martinez vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Pedro Martinez
Gen XD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Pedro Martinez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pedro Martinez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.633 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Pedro Martinez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Martinez and Bud Smith

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
7.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
7.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
5.87
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
7.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.19
7.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
41.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
4.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.528
1.528
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.19
41.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Pedro Martinez and Bud Smith

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
7.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Martinez and Bud Smith

Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
6100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.56
-27.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA