Lou Sleater vs. Bud Smith — Career Comparison

Lou Sleater
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Sleater as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Sleater posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.643 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Lou Sleater had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Sleater and Bud Smith

Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.03
16.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
9.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
5.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.078
1.078
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
40.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
5.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
35.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.92
40.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Lou Sleater and Bud Smith

Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
7.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.443
0.443
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Sleater and Bud Smith

Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
798.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
566.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
115.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.76
48.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
192.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
137.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.81
42.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
22.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.91
9.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Lou Sleater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Sleater
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA