Henry Schmidt vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Henry Schmidt
Pre-GenerationalTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Henry Schmidt as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Henry Schmidt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.83 and WHIP 1.465 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Henry Schmidt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Henry Schmidt and Bud Smith

Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.86
62.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
9.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.6
9.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
2.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.718
0.718
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288
38.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
4.99
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.465
1.465
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1147
34.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Henry Schmidt and Bud Smith

Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.024
3.024
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Henry Schmidt and Bud Smith

Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
196.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
513.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
100.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
86.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.28
44.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
129.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
163.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
81.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
124.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.07
48.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
62.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.25
6.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA