Brad Moore vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Brad Moore
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Moore as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Moore posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.08 and WHIP 1.920 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Brad Moore had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Moore and Bud Smith

Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Brad Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Brad Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Brad Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Brad Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Brad Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Brad Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Brad Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Brad Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Brad Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Brad Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Brad Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brad Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Brad Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
36.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Brad Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Brad Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Brad Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Brad Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Brad Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Brad Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Brad Moore and Bud Smith

Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Moore and Bud Smith

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