Bud Smith vs. Don Sutton — Career Comparison

Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Don Sutton
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Don Sutton posted a stronger line than Bud Smith. Don Sutton posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.26 vs 4.95) and WHIP (1.162 vs 1.500). By the career numbers, Don Sutton 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 Don Sutton

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
1.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
756
1.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.55
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.44
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.86
55.86
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.1
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1914
3.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15847
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5282.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4692
7.99
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
0.8
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1343
2.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3574
6.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
0.931
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.19
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.14
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21631
36.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2104
3.58
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.18
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
0.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19933
33.96
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Bud Smith and Don Sutton

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
1.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
756
1.29
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15846
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5282
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
0.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613
1.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
1.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
947
1.61
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.83
96.83
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Smith and Don Sutton

Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
785
302.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1559
600
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1354
521.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
75.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
68.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
5.77
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
6.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.9
13.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
81.59
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
100.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
24.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
24.63
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
49.26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.63
5.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
23.09
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
365
140.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
4.27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
52.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
11.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100