Verdell Mathis vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Verdell Mathis
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Verdell Mathis posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Verdell Mathis posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.75 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.335 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Verdell Mathis 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 Verdell Mathis and Bud Smith

Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
9.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1814
38.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
4.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1649
35.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Verdell Mathis and Bud Smith

Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
1.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2994
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
998
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
3.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
3.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.07
95.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.428
2.428
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.33
72.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Verdell Mathis and Bud Smith

Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
200.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
487
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
538.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
142.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
128.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.29
58.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
161.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
195.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
81.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
48.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
128.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.44
69.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
52.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162.33
162.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.33
14.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Verdell Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA