Skel Roach vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Skel Roach and Bud Smith

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Skel Roach and Bud Smith

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Skel Roach and Bud Smith

Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA