Ryan Perry vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Ryan Perry
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Perry as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Perry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.506 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Ryan Perry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Perry and Bud Smith

Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
8.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
4.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
8.61
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
4.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
7.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
39.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
33.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Ryan Perry and Bud Smith

Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
8.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Perry and Bud Smith

Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA