Buddy Schultz vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Buddy Schultz
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Buddy Schultz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Buddy Schultz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.388 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Buddy Schultz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buddy Schultz and Bud Smith

Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
6.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
720
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
8.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
7.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1015
38.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
4.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.56
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
901
33.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Buddy Schultz and Bud Smith

Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
6.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
720
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.5
97.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buddy Schultz and Bud Smith

Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
3072.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
25
454.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
23.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
20.85
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
145.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
4.13
4.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Schultz
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA