Bud Smith vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Bruce Sutter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Sutter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Bruce Sutter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Smith and Bruce Sutter

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.65
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Bud Smith and Bruce Sutter

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Smith and Bruce Sutter

Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100