Bud Smith vs. Les Straker — Career Comparison

Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Les Straker
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Les Straker posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Les Straker posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.22 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.380 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Les Straker 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 Les Straker

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.11
85.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
8.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.09
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
3.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
3.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
37.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
4.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.95
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
895
33.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Bud Smith and Les Straker

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.53
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
95.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.11
85.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Straker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Smith and Les Straker

Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Les Straker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Straker
Career
Per 600 PA