Doug Nickle vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Doug Nickle
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Nickle 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 7.84 and 2.274 for Doug Nickle. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Nickle and Bud Smith

Doug Nickle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
8.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Doug Nickle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Doug Nickle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Nickle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Doug Nickle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
13.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Doug Nickle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Doug Nickle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Doug Nickle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Doug Nickle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doug Nickle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Nickle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Doug Nickle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Doug Nickle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Doug Nickle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
8.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Doug Nickle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Doug Nickle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.87
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.274
2.274
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
40.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Doug Nickle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Doug Nickle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.77
48.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Doug Nickle and Bud Smith

Doug Nickle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
8.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.87
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.61
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Nickle and Bud Smith

Doug Nickle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
12000
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Nickle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Nickle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Nickle
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA