Joe Benz vs. Tim Davis — Career Comparison

Joe Benz
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Davis
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Benz built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Benz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.147 compared to 4.62 and 1.696 for Tim Davis. By the career numbers, Joe Benz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Benz and Tim Davis

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.66
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
6.53
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.08
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.5
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.33
50.33
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.94
64.94
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.43
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.62
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4079
27
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.2
9
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1225
8.11
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
9.98
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.81
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.21
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.7
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.59
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
3.57
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
6.68
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.16
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
35.51
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
41.09
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.34
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.25
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.37
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.28
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.81
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5006
33.14
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
35.44
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.51
35.51
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.09
41.09

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and Tim Davis

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
6.53
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122.2
9
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.61
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.13
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.05
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.32
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.155
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.74
6.74
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and Tim Davis

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
317.72
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
89
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
600
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
558.23
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
64.56
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.13
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
13.61
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
92.41
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
84.81
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
36.71
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
58.23
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
1.03
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.33
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
148
187.34
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.18
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA