Bud Smith vs. Ryne Stanek — Career Comparison

Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryne Stanek as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryne Stanek posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.346 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Ryne Stanek had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Smith and Ryne Stanek

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
9.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.73
47.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.02
12.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
7.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
4.56
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
10.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.43
10.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.665
1.665
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1956
38.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1703
33.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.41
38.41

Fielding Stats for Bud Smith and Ryne Stanek

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
9.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.071
0.071
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.02
12.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Smith and Ryne Stanek

Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ryne Stanek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryne Stanek
Career
Per 600 PA