Joe Murray vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Murray and Bud Smith are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bud Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.95 vs 5.7) and WHIP (1.500 vs 1.833). Joe Murray had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.3 per nine innings vs 1.09). By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Joe Murray and Bud Smith

Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Joe Murray and Bud Smith

Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Murray and Bud Smith

Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA