Joe Murphy vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Murphy 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 5.97 and 1.653 for Joe Murphy. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Murphy and Bud Smith

Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
10.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
42.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
8.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
38.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Joe Murphy and Bud Smith

Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.99
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Murphy and Bud Smith

Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
8.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-17.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA