Kyle McClellan vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Kyle McClellan
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle McClellan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kyle McClellan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.314 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Kyle McClellan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle McClellan and Bud Smith

Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
6.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.56
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.19
44.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
8.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
6.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1652
38.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
34.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Kyle McClellan and Bud Smith

Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
6.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.7
98.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle McClellan and Bud Smith

Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
3045.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
520.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
10.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-4.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
203.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.94
2.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Kyle McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA