Christy Mathewson vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Christy Mathewson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Christy Mathewson posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Christy Mathewson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.058 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Christy Mathewson 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 Christy Mathewson and Bud Smith

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
1.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
1.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.49
66.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.79
86.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
0.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
2.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14366
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4788.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4219
7.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
1.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2507
4.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18943
35.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18036
33.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.6
35.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Christy Mathewson and Bud Smith

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
1.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3344
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1506
4.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
5.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
4.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.96
96.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.829
2.829
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.37
41.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Christy Mathewson and Bud Smith

Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
647
205.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1889
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687
535.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
114.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
93.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135.75
43.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
145.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
157.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
47.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
52.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
98.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149.28
47.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
36.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
69.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Christy Mathewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Christy Mathewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA