Kyle Davies vs. Howie Nunn — Career Comparison

Kyle Davies
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Howie Nunn
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kyle Davies built a career as a starting pitcher and Howie Nunn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Howie Nunn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.11 and WHIP 1.820 compared to 5.57 and 1.634 for Kyle Davies. By the career numbers, Howie Nunn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Davies and Howie Nunn

Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.78
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.03
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.68
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.76
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.81
39.81
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
5.57
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.11
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2311
27
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770.1
9
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
10.27
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
9.57
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.57
9.57
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.16
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
4.29
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.5
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.31
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
6.39
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.55
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.187
1.187
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.49
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3488
40.75
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.89
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.62
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
5.98
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.37
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.25
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.27
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.82
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.618
1.618
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.675
1.675
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3055
35.69
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
35.26
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.75
40.75
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Kyle Davies and Howie Nunn

Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.78
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.03
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.68
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2311
27
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770.1
9
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.54
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.97
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.83
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.61
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.23
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.51
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.23
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.48
93.48
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.849
0.849
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Davies and Howie Nunn

Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
1020
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
2509.09
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
460
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
60
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
26.01
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
19.67
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
106.67
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
60
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.45
16.34
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
21.93
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
25
166.67
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
3.6
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Kyle Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA