Jon Perlman vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Jon Perlman
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Jon Perlman 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 6.35 and 1.866 for Jon Perlman. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jon Perlman and Bud Smith

Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
10.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.44
10.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
42.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
35.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.2
42.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Jon Perlman and Bud Smith

Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Perlman and Bud Smith

Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
15600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Perlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Perlman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA