Sam McMackin vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Sam McMackin
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam McMackin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam McMackin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.38 and WHIP 1.235 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Sam McMackin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam McMackin and Bud Smith

Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
3.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
0.706
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
38.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
34.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Sam McMackin and Bud Smith

Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam McMackin and Bud Smith

Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
113.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McMackin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McMackin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA