Bob Shirley vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Bob Shirley
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bob Shirley posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Bob Shirley posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.82 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.429 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Bob Shirley 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 Bob Shirley and Bud Smith

Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
2.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.61
41.61
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
3.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4296
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1432
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
543
3.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790
4.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6106
38.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
4.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5416
34.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Bob Shirley and Bud Smith

Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
2.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
1.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4296
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1432
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
2.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.28
96.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Shirley and Bud Smith

Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
862.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
522.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
57.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
51.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.68
9.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
63.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
83.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
29.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
15.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
45.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.78
-5.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
25.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
102
202.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
2.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
51.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA