Hosea Allen vs. Ron Davis — Career Comparison

Hosea Allen
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightNorth AmericaJacksonville Red CapsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Hosea Allen built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.05 and WHIP 1.461 compared to 7.13 and 1.648 for Hosea Allen. By the career numbers, Ron Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hosea Allen and Ron Davis

Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.24
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.64
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
47
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.57
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.13
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
4.05
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
11.75
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
8.86
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.99
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.08
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
3.62
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
4.34
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
7.2
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.47
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.27
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
43.51
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
38.78
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.1
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
8.25
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
4.35
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.26
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.68
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
38.19
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2826
34.06
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.51
43.51
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Hosea Allen and Ron Davis

Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.24
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.24
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.8
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.47
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.52
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.42
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hosea Allen and Ron Davis

Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
348.39
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
48100
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
541.94
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
65.96
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
74.5
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-64.27
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA