Jimmy Anderson vs. Ron Davis — Career Comparison

Jimmy Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jimmy Anderson 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. Jimmy Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 137 vs 67), walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 85), and run prevention (ERA+ 84 vs 79). Ron Davis held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 56). Role difference aside, Jimmy Anderson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Ron Davis

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.91
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.39
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.74
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.64
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.72
34.72
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
47
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.69
78.69
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.57
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
5.42
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
4.05
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
10.52
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
8.86
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.91
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.99
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
3.76
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
3.62
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.38
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
3.77
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
7.2
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.837
0.837
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.34
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.47
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.27
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2587
40.52
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
38.78
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.1
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
5.81
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
4.35
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.36
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.28
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2278
35.68
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2826
34.06
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.52
40.52
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Ron Davis

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.91
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.5
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1724
27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
574.2
9
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.85
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.3
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.47
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.22
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.42
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.6
96.6
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.69
78.69
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Anderson and Ron Davis

Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
122
379.27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
48100
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
600
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
528.5
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
71.5
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.33
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.33
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
13.81
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
80.83
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
96.37
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
34.2
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.65
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
52.85
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
4.64
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-64.27
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.87
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
136.79
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
4.39
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
46.63
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.11
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA