Ed Seward vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Ed Seward
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Seward as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Seward posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.225 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Ed Seward had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Seward and Bud Smith

Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
1.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.28
55.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.02
96.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
3.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4457
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1485.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1369
8.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
589
3.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.4
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6286
38.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
4.99
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5769
34.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Ed Seward and Bud Smith

Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5313
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1771
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
2.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.65
88.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.996
1.996
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Seward and Bud Smith

Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
162.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
805
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
542.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
94.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
65.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
29.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.63
45.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
141.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
152.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
66.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
46.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
105.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.67
42.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
49.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
70.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
8.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
26.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
26.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Seward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA