Jose Peña vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Jose Peña
Silent GenerationMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose 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 4.97 and 1.531 for Jose 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 Jose Peña and Bud Smith

Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
4.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
8.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
6.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
39.98
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
5.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
33.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Jose Peña and Bud Smith

Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
4.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Peña and Bud Smith

Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
2815.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
60.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.68
77.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA