Hal Schacker vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Hal Schacker
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Hal Schacker 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 5.28 and 1.500 for Hal Schacker. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hal Schacker and Bud Smith

Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
40.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
35.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Hal Schacker and Bud Smith

Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
27
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132.2
9
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hal Schacker and Bud Smith

Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
21.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Schacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Schacker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA