Joe McClain vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Joe McClain
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Joe McClain posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Joe McClain posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.42 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.360 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Joe McClain 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 Joe McClain and Bud Smith

Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.67
26.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.74
76.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
9.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1010
38.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
36.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Joe McClain and Bud Smith

Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.83
97.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.74
76.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe McClain and Bud Smith

Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
326.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
569.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
83.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
29.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
144.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
28.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
16
121.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
4.94
4.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA