Walter Murphy vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Walter 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 9 and 2.500 for Walter 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 Walter Murphy and Bud Smith

Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Walter Murphy and Bud Smith

Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Murphy and Bud Smith

Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA