Tom Parrott vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Tom Parrott
Pre-GenerationalOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Parrott 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 5.33 and 1.713 for Tom Parrott. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Parrott and Bud Smith

Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.39
77.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
5.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2385
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
795
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1055
11.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
3.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3699
41.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
7.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.713
1.713
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3364
38.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.88
41.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Tom Parrott and Bud Smith

Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6726
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2242
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
2.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
3.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
3.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.096
3.096
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Parrott and Bud Smith

Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
159.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1048
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
986
564.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
171.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
124.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
22.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
46.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.46
82.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
249.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
194.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
89.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
93.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
174.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162.17
92.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
22.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
29.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.55
20.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
12.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA