Guillermo Mota vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Guillermo Mota
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Guillermo Mota as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Guillermo Mota posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.334 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Guillermo Mota had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Guillermo Mota and Bud Smith

Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
7.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
3.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2570
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
8.01
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
3.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
7.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3604
37.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
4.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3190
33.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Guillermo Mota and Bud Smith

Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
7.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2570
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
1.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.82
96.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.205
0.205
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Guillermo Mota and Bud Smith

Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
8916
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
576
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
108
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
5
60
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.68
44.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
204
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
9
108
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
108
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Guillermo Mota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
30.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
21
252
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Guillermo Mota
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA