Zach Neal vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Zach Neal
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Zach 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 5.35 and 1.287 for Zach 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 Zach Neal and Bud Smith

Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.78
17.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
9.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
4.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
0.737
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
37.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
35.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Zach Neal and Bud Smith

Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.489
0.489
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.78
17.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zach Neal and Bud Smith

Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
13500
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA