Bud Smith vs. Jim Sullivan — Career Comparison

Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Sullivan
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Sullivan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.5 and WHIP 1.541 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Jim Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Smith and Jim Sullivan

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.15
48.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.43
81.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
4.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
10.87
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.521
0.521
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
40.27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
6.41
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.541
1.541
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2103
36.82
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Bud Smith and Jim Sullivan

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.12
87.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Smith and Jim Sullivan

Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
187.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
563
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
108.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
89.87
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.21
32.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
132.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
134.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
68.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
52.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
118.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.93
31.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
23.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
116.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.16
5.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100