Bud Smith vs. Jack Spring — Career Comparison

Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Spring
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Spring as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Spring posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.565 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Jack Spring had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Smith and Jack Spring

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
7.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.59
70.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
9.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
3.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.87
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
4.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
39.82
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
5.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
35.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82

Fielding Stats for Bud Smith and Jack Spring

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
7.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Smith and Jack Spring

Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
2735.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
28
494.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-7.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
16
282.35
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jack Spring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Spring
Career
Per 600 PA