Ed Nunez vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Nunez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Nunez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.508 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Ed Nunez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Nunez and Bud Smith

Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
5.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
4.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1957
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
652.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
9.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
3.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
7.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2866
39.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
4.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2506
34.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Ed Nunez and Bud Smith

Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
5.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1957
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
652.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
93.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Nunez and Bud Smith

Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Nunez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Nunez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA