Bud Smith vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Joe Sparma posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Joe Sparma posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.94 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.417 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Joe Sparma had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bud Smith and Joe Sparma

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.6
77.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
3.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
8.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.54
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
6.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3755
39.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
4.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3288
34.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Bud Smith and Joe Sparma

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.61
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.6
77.6
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Smith and Joe Sparma

Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
359.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
522.33
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
52.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.92
11.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
75.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
81.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-1.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
19.42
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
108
209.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
56.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA