Josh Pearce vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Josh Pearce
Gen XWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Pearce 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 5.55 and 1.808 for Josh Pearce. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Pearce and Bud Smith

Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.08
23.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
12.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.616
0.616
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
42.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.808
1.808
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
35.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.16
42.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Josh Pearce and Bud Smith

Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.08
23.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Pearce and Bud Smith

Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1300
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
22.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
37.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA