Kyle McGowin vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Kyle McGowin
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle McGowin 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 5.98 and 1.361 for Kyle McGowin. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle McGowin and Bud Smith

Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
6.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
8.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
10.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.72
10.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.624
1.624
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
39.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
6.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.66
39.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Kyle McGowin and Bud Smith

Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
6.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.104
0.104
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle McGowin and Bud Smith

Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4800
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
7.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle McGowin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA