Willie McGill vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Willie McGill
Pre-GenerationalGeorgiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Willie McGill as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willie McGill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.57 and WHIP 1.667 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Willie McGill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie McGill and Bud Smith

Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.31
49.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.16
89.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
4.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3705
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1235
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1363
9.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
5.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
3.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5756
41.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
6.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5001
36.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.95
41.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Willie McGill and Bud Smith

Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3762
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.51
89.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.533
1.533
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie McGill and Bud Smith

Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
172.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
476
492.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
99.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
77.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.72
54.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
123.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
202.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
68.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
41.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
109.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.29
59.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
101.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
79.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.53
7.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.27
1.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA