Effie Norton vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Effie Norton
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Effie Norton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Effie Norton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.721 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Effie Norton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Effie Norton and Bud Smith

Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
11.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
42.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.721
1.721
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
37.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.2
42.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Effie Norton and Bud Smith

Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Effie Norton and Bud Smith

Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
243.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
55.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
243.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
62.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.33
12.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA