Bud Smith vs. Tom Sullivan — Career Comparison

Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Sullivan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Sullivan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.04 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Tom Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Smith and Tom Sullivan

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.79
29.79
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.01
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
4.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
10.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.46
10.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
3.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
3.24
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
0.733
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
580
39.35
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1863
41.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
7.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1678
37.01
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.35
39.35
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Bud Smith and Tom Sullivan

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.73
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.37
91.37
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.442
2.442
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Smith and Tom Sullivan

Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
166.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
531.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
61.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
55.43
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
21.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
68.48
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
130.43
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
65.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
19.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
84.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.38
14.28
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
61.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
42
136.96
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.38
4.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100