Bud Smith vs. Tom Sturdivant — Career Comparison

Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Sturdivant
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Tom Sturdivant posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Tom Sturdivant posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.74 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.332 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Tom Sturdivant 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 Tom Sturdivant

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.64
53.64
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.15
30.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
3.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3411
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1029
8.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
3.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
5.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4796
37.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.78
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
4.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4313
34.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Bud Smith and Tom Sturdivant

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
2.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3411
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.86
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.702
0.702
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.15
30.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Smith and Tom Sturdivant

Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
553.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
364
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
540.66
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
98.9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
93.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.73
19.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
105.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
117.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
28.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
16.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
44.51
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.33
18.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
18.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
89.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.74
6.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
36.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.95
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sturdivant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.65
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sturdivant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0