Al Mattern vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Al Mattern
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Al Mattern posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Al Mattern posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.37 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.394 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Al Mattern 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 Al Mattern and Bud Smith

Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.12
68.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
3.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2533
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
844.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
878
9.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.36
9.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
3.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
2.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3493
37.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3184
33.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.23
37.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Al Mattern and Bud Smith

Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1953
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
3.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
4.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
4.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.25
95.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.181
2.181
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.17
52.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Mattern and Bud Smith

Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
270.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
533.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
88.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
80.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.99
19.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
98.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
107.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
33.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
64.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.5
16.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
65
127.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
4.71
4.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
47.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mattern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA