Ken Sanders vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Ken Sanders
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Sanders as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Sanders posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.354 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Ken Sanders had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Sanders and Bud Smith

Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
7.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
3.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
4.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2741
37.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.252
1.252
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2414
33.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Ken Sanders and Bud Smith

Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
2.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.81
95.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Sanders and Bud Smith

Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
3662.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
465.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
116.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
12.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
116.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.15
5.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA