Edgar McNabb vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Edgar McNabb
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Edgar McNabb as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Edgar McNabb posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.549 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Edgar McNabb had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Edgar McNabb and Bud Smith

Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
4.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
10.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
3.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
41.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
6.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.549
1.549
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
37.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Edgar McNabb and Bud Smith

Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.36
89.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Edgar McNabb and Bud Smith

Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
21
172.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
550.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
106.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
90.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
38.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
131.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
156.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
90.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
65.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
156.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.04
41.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
73.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.11
8.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar McNabb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA