Matt Skrmetta vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Skrmetta
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Skrmetta as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 11.66 and 1.909 for Matt Skrmetta. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Skrmetta and Bud Smith

Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
6.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
44.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
13.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.909
1.909
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
37.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.8
44.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Matt Skrmetta and Bud Smith

Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Skrmetta and Bud Smith

Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
4200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Skrmetta
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA