Rob Murphy vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Rob Murphy
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Rob Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rob Murphy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.421 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Rob Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rob Murphy and Bud Smith

Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.71
45.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
3.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
8.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
3.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
7.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2659
38.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2352
33.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Rob Murphy and Bud Smith

Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.213
0.213
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rob Murphy and Bud Smith

Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
23880
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
27.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
38.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
160
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA