Colton Murray vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

MillenialKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Colton Murray 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 6.18 and 1.551 for Colton Murray. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Colton Murray and Bud Smith

Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Colton Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
7.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Colton Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colton Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Colton Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Colton Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Colton Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Colton Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Colton Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Colton Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
9.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Colton Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.15
9.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Colton Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colton Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Colton Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
40.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Colton Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Colton Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Colton Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Colton Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.525
1.525
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Colton Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Colton Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.96
40.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Colton Murray and Bud Smith

Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Colton Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
7.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colton Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Colton Murray and Bud Smith

Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Colton Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
19200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colton Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colton Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colton Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA