Bud Smith vs. Gene Snyder — Career Comparison

Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gene Snyder
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Snyder 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 5.47 and 2.051 for Gene Snyder. 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 Gene Snyder

Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.94
10.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.84
6.84
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.39
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
43.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
6.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.975
1.975
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
36.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75

Fielding Stats for Bud Smith and Gene Snyder

Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Smith and Gene Snyder

Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
733.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
4.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
3.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Gene Snyder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Snyder
Career
Per 600 PA