Bud Smith vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Bud Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bud Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 4.95 and 1.500 for Bud Smith. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Smith and Ron Willis

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
39.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
34.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Bud Smith and Ron Willis

Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
132.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Smith and Ron Willis

Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
352.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
508.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
20.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
104.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
19.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bud Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA