Blaine Neal vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Blaine Neal
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Blaine Neal 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 5.08 and 1.774 for Blaine Neal. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Blaine Neal and Bud Smith

Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
11.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
3.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
6.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
41.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
36.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.66
41.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Blaine Neal and Bud Smith

Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Blaine Neal and Bud Smith

Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
67800
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA