Denny O'Toole vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Denny O'Toole
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Denny O'Toole 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 5.04 and 1.747 for Denny O'Toole. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denny O'Toole and Bud Smith

Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
12.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.76
12.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
42.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.747
1.747
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
38.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.13
42.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Denny O'Toole and Bud Smith

Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny O'Toole and Bud Smith

Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA