Bud Smith vs. Jack Smith — Career Comparison

Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Smith
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.56 and WHIP 1.439 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Jack Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Smith and Jack Smith

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
8.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
39.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
35.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Bud Smith and Jack Smith

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.441
0.441
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Smith and Jack Smith

Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3400
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
4.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA