Alan Mills vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Alan Mills
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Alan Mills as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alan Mills posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.601 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Alan Mills had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alan Mills and Bud Smith

Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
6.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.93
54.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
4.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1908
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
8.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
5.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
6.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2819
39.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
4.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.528
1.528
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2351
33.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Alan Mills and Bud Smith

Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
6.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1908
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.48
92.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alan Mills and Bud Smith

Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
47400
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-21.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA