Jack Armstrong vs. Ron Davis — Career Comparison

Jack Armstrong
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jack Armstrong 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. Jack Armstrong led in home run suppression (HR9+ 85 vs 67), run prevention (ERA+ 89 vs 79), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 85). Ron Davis held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 103). Role difference aside, Jack Armstrong holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jack Armstrong and Ron Davis

Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.74
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.64
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
47
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.57
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
4.58
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
4.05
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
807
9.23
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
8.86
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.17
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.99
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
3.65
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
3.62
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
5.83
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
7.2
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.054
1.054
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.47
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3450
39.47
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
38.78
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.1
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
5.02
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
4.35
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.39
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.4
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.42
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.68
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3044
34.83
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2826
34.06
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Jack Armstrong and Ron Davis

Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.74
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.71
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.27
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.07
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.47
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.98
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
1.42
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Armstrong and Ron Davis

Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
153
426.98
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
48100
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
600
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
516.28
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.6
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.02
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
6.02
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
64.19
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
69.77
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.33
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.33
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.65
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.73
-13.19
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-64.27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
231.63
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
72.56
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.74
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA