Bud Smith vs. Archie Stimmel — Career Comparison

Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Archie Stimmel
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Archie Stimmel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Archie Stimmel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.482 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Archie Stimmel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Smith and Archie Stimmel

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.89
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.83
20.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.21
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
10.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
2.99
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.645
0.645
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
850
39.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
5.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
36.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Bud Smith and Archie Stimmel

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.56
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Smith and Archie Stimmel

Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
204.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
563.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
43.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
1.45
10.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
73.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
80.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-8.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
21.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
23
168.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
3.57
3.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Archie Stimmel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Archie Stimmel
Career
Per 600 PA