Bill Phillips vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Bill Phillips
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Phillips as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Phillips posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.421 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Bill Phillips had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Phillips and Bud Smith

Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.95
47.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.36
86.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
4.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3884
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1294.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1477
10.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
2.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.569
0.569
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5619
39.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
5.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5193
36.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Bill Phillips and Bud Smith

Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
1.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3963
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1321
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
2.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
3.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
3.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.08
92.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.621
2.621
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Phillips and Bud Smith

Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
198.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
553.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
123.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
107.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
9.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.87
42.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
147.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
162.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
56.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
43.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
100.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.36
49.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
73.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.21
8.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
8.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA