Bud Smith vs. Jose Sosa — Career Comparison

Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jose Sosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Sosa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Sosa posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.6 and WHIP 1.739 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Jose Sosa had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Smith and Jose Sosa

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
40.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.34
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81

Fielding Stats for Bud Smith and Jose Sosa

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.92
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Smith and Jose Sosa

Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
2333.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
130.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
466.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.111
1.111
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
139.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jose Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA