Ron Piche vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Ron Piche
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Piche as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Piche posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.627 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Ron Piche had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Piche and Bud Smith

Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
4.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
6.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
5.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
35.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Ron Piche and Bud Smith

Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.33
98.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Piche and Bud Smith

Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
1736.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
536.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
1.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
4
51.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-35.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
26
331.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA