Walt Masterson vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Walt Masterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Walt Masterson posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Walt Masterson posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.15 vs 4.95) and home runs allowed (0.55 per nine innings vs 1.09). By the career numbers, Walt Masterson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Walt Masterson and Bud Smith

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
2.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.82
43.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.12
46.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
4.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4949
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1613
8.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
4.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7281
39.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6367
34.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Walt Masterson and Bud Smith

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
72.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
16.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
50.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
73.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
67.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
92.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walt Masterson and Bud Smith

Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
402
435.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
486
526.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
73.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
61.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.16
17.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
87.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
110.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
40.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
28.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
68.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.62
9.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
239.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
36.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA