Ray Pierce vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Ray Pierce
Lost GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Pierce 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 5.64 and 1.824 for Ray Pierce. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Pierce and Bud Smith

Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.73
22.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
5.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
13.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
42.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
7.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.824
1.824
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
39.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.58
42.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Ray Pierce and Bud Smith

Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.712
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Pierce and Bud Smith

Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
668.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
511.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
78.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
6
59.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
23.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
108.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
108.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
88.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
19.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
12
118.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
5.08
5.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
59.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA