Jesus Peña vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Jesus Peña
Gen XD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanChicago 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 Jesus Peña 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 5.21 and 2.057 for Jesus Peña. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jesus Peña and Bud Smith

Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
9.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.35
7.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
9.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
8.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.757
1.757
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
44.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
35.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.16
44.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Jesus Peña and Bud Smith

Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
9.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.229
0.229
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jesus Peña and Bud Smith

Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesus Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA