Bud Smith vs. Larry Thomas — Career Comparison

Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Thomas
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.427 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Larry Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Smith and Larry Thomas

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
14.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
8.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.49
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.04
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
38.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
32.85
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Bud Smith and Larry Thomas

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
14.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.42
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.7
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Smith and Larry Thomas

Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
600
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
508.7
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
91.3
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
104.35
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA