Matt Sauer vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Sauer
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Sauer 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 6.85 and 1.674 for Matt Sauer. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Sauer and Bud Smith

Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.35
11.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.46
6.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
41.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
7.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
36.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Matt Sauer and Bud Smith

Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Sauer and Bud Smith

Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Sauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA