Joe Mulligan vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Mulligan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Mulligan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Mulligan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.634 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Joe Mulligan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Mulligan and Bud Smith

Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
39.9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
34.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.9
39.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Joe Mulligan and Bud Smith

Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Mulligan and Bud Smith

Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
514.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-41.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA