Chris Perez vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Chris Perez
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Perez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Perez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.263 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Chris Perez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Perez and Bud Smith

Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
9.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
7.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.389
1.389
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
38.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
5.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
32.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Chris Perez and Bud Smith

Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
9.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.127
0.127
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Perez and Bud Smith

Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
117900
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Perez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Perez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA