Gene McCann vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Gene McCann
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene McCann as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gene McCann posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Gene McCann had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene McCann and Bud Smith

Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
9.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
39.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
34.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Gene McCann and Bud Smith

Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene McCann and Bud Smith

Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
9
207.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
22
507.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
5.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-13.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene McCann
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA