Bud Smith vs. Chad Sobotka — Career Comparison

Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Sobotka
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Sobotka 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 5.36 and 1.511 for Chad Sobotka. 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 Chad Sobotka

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.95
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
7.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
11.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.68
11.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.936
1.936
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
40.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
34.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6

Fielding Stats for Bud Smith and Chad Sobotka

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.02
0.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Smith and Chad Sobotka

Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
10000
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
77.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Chad Sobotka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Sobotka
Career
Per 600 PA