Sam Moran vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Sam Moran
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Moran 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 7.47 and 2.059 for Sam Moran. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Moran and Bud Smith

Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
7.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
11.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
11.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
7.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.01
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
45.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.059
2.059
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
37.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
45.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Sam Moran and Bud Smith

Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Moran and Bud Smith

Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
45.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
5
111.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
37.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA