Matt Miller vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Miller
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Miller as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Miller posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.72 and WHIP 1.292 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Matt Miller had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Miller and Bud Smith

Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
8.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
6.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.96
6.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
8.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
36.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
31.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.68
36.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Matt Miller and Bud Smith

Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
8.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Miller and Bud Smith

Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA