Joe Mays vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Mays
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Mays and Bud Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Joe Mays carried a career ERA of 5.05 against Bud Smith's 4.95. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Joe Mays and Bud Smith — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Mays and Bud Smith

Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.68
40.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.73
75.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
5.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1130
10.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
2.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
4.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4360
39.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
5.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3954
35.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Joe Mays and Bud Smith

Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
1.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.33
96.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.73
75.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Mays and Bud Smith

Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
3987.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
24
464.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
56.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
60.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
9
174.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
3.44
3.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA