Bobby Shantz vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Bobby Shantz
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bobby Shantz posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Bobby Shantz posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.38 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.287 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Bobby Shantz had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bobby Shantz and Bud Smith

Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
2.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.84
31.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
3.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5807
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1935.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1795
8.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
2.99
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072
4.98
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8045
37.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
3.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7361
34.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.41
37.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Bobby Shantz and Bud Smith

Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
4.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3011
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
5.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
5.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.57
97.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.45
12.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bobby Shantz and Bud Smith

Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
537.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
509.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
99.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
78.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
21.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.69
35.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
124.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
147.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
55.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
97.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.25
37.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
43.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
89.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.72
6.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
40.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Shantz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA