Joe Savery vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Joe Savery
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Savery as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Savery posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.83 and WHIP 1.277 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Joe Savery had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Savery and Bud Smith

Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
7.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
3.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.007
1.007
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
33.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Joe Savery and Bud Smith

Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
7.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Savery and Bud Smith

Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
8800
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-35.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Savery
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA