Mike McDermott vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Mike McDermott
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike McDermott 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 6.17 and 1.783 for Mike McDermott. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike McDermott and Bud Smith

Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.03
81.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
6.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1067
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
11.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
4.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.731
0.731
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
42.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
8.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.783
1.783
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
37.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.54
42.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Mike McDermott and Bud Smith

Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.33
86.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.069
2.069
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike McDermott and Bud Smith

Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
217.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
536.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
116.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
82.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.52
54.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
165
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
176.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
67.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
105
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.47
58.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
56.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
78.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.62
7.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McDermott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA