Harry Parker vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Harry Parker
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Parker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Parker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.452 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Harry Parker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Parker and Bud Smith

Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.19
24.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
946
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
8.99
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
4.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1381
39.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
4.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.405
1.405
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
34.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Harry Parker and Bud Smith

Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
945
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.33
98.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.476
0.476
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.19
24.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Parker and Bud Smith

Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
855.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
482.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
6.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
41.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
89.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.99
-6.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
32
220.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.72
2.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Harry Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
68.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA