Ken Patterson vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Ken Patterson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 Ken Patterson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Patterson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.486 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Ken Patterson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Patterson and Bud Smith

Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
3.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
8.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
4.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
5.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1372
38.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
4.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1170
33.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.87
38.87
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Ken Patterson and Bud Smith

Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.223
0.223
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Patterson and Bud Smith

Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
67200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA