Stan Pitula vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Stan Pitula
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Stan Pitula 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 4.98 and 1.726 for Stan Pitula. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stan Pitula and Bud Smith

Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.56
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
40.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
34.99
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Stan Pitula and Bud Smith

Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Pitula and Bud Smith

Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
900
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.469
0.469
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
27.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
31.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Pitula
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA