Mike Meola vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Mike Meola
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Meola 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 8.16 and 2.047 for Mike Meola. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Meola and Bud Smith

Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
8.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.97
6.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
13.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.19
13.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
44.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.047
2.047
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
39.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.79
44.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Mike Meola and Bud Smith

Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Meola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Meola and Bud Smith

Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
1200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
42.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
40
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Meola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Meola
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA