Jim McLaughlin vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Jim McLaughlin
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim McLaughlin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim McLaughlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.727 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Jim McLaughlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim McLaughlin and Bud Smith

Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
11.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
0.864
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
41.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.727
1.727
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
36.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.33
7.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.32
41.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Jim McLaughlin and Bud Smith

Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McLaughlin and Bud Smith

Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
47.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
218.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
52.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA