Bud Smith vs. Chris Smith — Career Comparison

Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Smith
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Smith 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 5.41 and 1.351 for Chris Smith. By the career numbers, Bud Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Smith and Chris Smith

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
5.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
8.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
3.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
6.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
642
39.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
5.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
34.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Bud Smith and Chris Smith

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Smith and Chris Smith

Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
11550
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-42.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-50
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA