Steve Busby vs. Tim Davis — Career Comparison

Steve Busby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tim Davis
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Busby 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. Tim Davis led in run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 107), home run suppression (HR9+ 145 vs 138), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 106 vs 102). Steve Busby held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 125 vs 92). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Tim Davis.

Pitching Stats for Steve Busby and Tim Davis

Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.42
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
6.53
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.27
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.59
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.46
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.45
56.45
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.82
89.82
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.72
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.62
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3182
27
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060.2
9
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
8.51
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
9.98
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.62
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.81
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
3.67
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.7
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.19
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.59
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
5.59
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
6.68
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.24
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.21
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4505
38.23
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
41.09
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.25
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
4.1
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.28
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.45
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.26
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.64
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.81
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3963
33.63
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
35.44
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.09
41.09

Fielding Stats for Steve Busby and Tim Davis

Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.42
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
6.53
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.27
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3182
27
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
27
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060.2
9
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.68
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.61
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.52
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.13
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.32
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.05
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.26
92.26
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.641
1.641
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.82
89.82
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Busby and Tim Davis

Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
6680
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
89
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
31
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
27.03
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Tim Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Davis
Career
Per 600 PA