Terry Mathews vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Terry Mathews
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Terry Mathews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Terry Mathews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.25 and WHIP 1.496 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Terry Mathews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Terry Mathews and Bud Smith

Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
6.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.16
51.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
4.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
9.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
3.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
6.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1822
38.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
4.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1595
34.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Terry Mathews and Bud Smith

Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
6.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.96
97.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Terry Mathews and Bud Smith

Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
8100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
225
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.77
94.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
300
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
225
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Terry Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.97
99.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
9
225
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA