Bud Smith vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Smith and Tom Thomas

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.12
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.36
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
34.87
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Bud Smith and Tom Thomas

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Smith and Tom Thomas

Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
352.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.37
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
19.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
117.39
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.11
5.11
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA