Chris Sale vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Chris Sale posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Chris Sale posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.01 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.053 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Chris Sale 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 Chris Sale and Bud Smith

Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Chris Sale and Bud Smith

Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.93
97.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Sale and Bud Smith

Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA