Bud Daley vs. Steve Jones — Career Comparison

Bud Daley
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steve Jones
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bud Daley built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Daley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 4.44 and 1.469 for Steve Jones. By the career numbers, Bud Daley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Daley and Steve Jones

Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
2.31
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.08
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.56
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.6
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.77
46.77
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.33
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
4.03
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2902
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
967.1
9
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
998
9.29
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.22
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.93
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
3.27
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
5.11
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.56
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.56
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4233
39.38
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
39.67
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.67
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
4.67
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.11
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3822
35.56
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
34.56
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.38
39.38
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67

Fielding Stats for Bud Daley and Steve Jones

Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
2.31
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.08
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2901
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
967
9
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.64
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.6
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.11
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
2.39
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.22
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
2.24
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.89
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.77
46.77
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.12
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Daley and Steve Jones

Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
450.91
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
1520
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
600
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
529.09
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
13
520
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
101.82
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
92.73
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.09
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.09
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.05
25.55
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.79
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
110.91
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
136.36
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.82
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
40
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
81.82
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.7
28.54
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
33.63
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
29.09
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
63.64
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.43
9.43
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Bud Daley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.36
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.27
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Daley
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA