Howie Pollet vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Howie Pollet
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Howie Pollet posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Howie Pollet posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.51 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.350 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Howie Pollet had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Howie Pollet and Bud Smith

Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
1.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
1.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.04
53.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.98
68.98
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
3.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6322
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2107.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2096
8.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
3.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
934
3.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.797
0.797
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8980
38.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
4.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8212
35.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Howie Pollet and Bud Smith

Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
15.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
717
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
14.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
18.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.98
95.98
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howie Pollet and Bud Smith

Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
309.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
698
530.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
97.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
83.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
12.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.23
26.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
113.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
139.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
41.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
36.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
77.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.8
27.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
41.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
159
120.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
4.97
4.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Howie Pollet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
28.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Pollet
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA