Zach Davies vs. Ron Locke — Career Comparison

Zach Davies
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Locke
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Zach Davies built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Locke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Locke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.645 compared to 4.36 and 1.362 for Zach Davies. By the career numbers, Ron Locke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zach Davies and Ron Locke

Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.44
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.72
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.52
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.85
50.85
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
508
4.36
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3145
27
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1048.1
9
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1055
9.06
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
10.02
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.16
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.13
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.79
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
6.74
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.7
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.74
6.74
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.097
1.097
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.944
0.944
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.26
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4481
38.47
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
40.94
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.83
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
550
4.72
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.01
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.28
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.76
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4024
34.55
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
35.93
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.47
38.47
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94

Fielding Stats for Zach Davies and Ron Locke

Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.44
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.72
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3145
27
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1048.1
9
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.68
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.28
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.74
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.02
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.4
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
1.96
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.18
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.02
97.02
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zach Davies and Ron Locke

Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
469.47
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
1875
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
600
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
492.37
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
61.83
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.67
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.16
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.16
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.76
10.89
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
70.99
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
82.44
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
34.35
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.61
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
54.96
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.44
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-32.88
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.61
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
185.5
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.23
3.23
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
87.02
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.58
Ron Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Locke
Career
Per 600 PA