Chris Mazza vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Chris Mazza
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Mazza 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 5.35 and 1.570 for Chris Mazza. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Mazza and Bud Smith

Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
10.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
3.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
7.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
40.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
35.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.67
40.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Chris Mazza and Bud Smith

Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Mazza and Bud Smith

Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
6800
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mazza
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA