Jenrry Mejia vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Jenrry Mejia
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Jenrry Mejia as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jenrry Mejia posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Jenrry Mejia had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jenrry Mejia and Bud Smith

Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
5.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.93
15.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
9.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
3.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
813
39.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.98
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
35.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Jenrry Mejia and Bud Smith

Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
5.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.97
96.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.93
15.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jenrry Mejia and Bud Smith

Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
1848.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
551.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-0.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jenrry Mejia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.48
-56.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
16
259.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jenrry Mejia
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA