Scott May vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Scott May
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott May as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 10.61 and 2.143 for Scott May. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott May and Bud Smith

Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
13.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
43.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.036
2.036
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
36.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.367
0.367
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.39
43.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Scott May and Bud Smith

Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott May and Bud Smith

Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott May
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA