Bob Davis vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Bob Davis
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dazzy Vance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 5.71 and 1.762 for Bob Davis. By the career numbers, Dazzy Vance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Davis and Dazzy Vance

Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.14
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.42
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.46
58.46
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.66
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.71
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
3.24
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
10.86
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
8.52
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.86
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.4
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.86
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
2.55
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.14
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2045
6.2
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.23
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
41.57
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.14
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.14
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.78
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.746
1.746
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
36.29
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
34.74
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.57
41.57
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Bob Davis and Dazzy Vance

Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.12
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
27
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.1
9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.99
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.99
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.13
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.98
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.724
0.724
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.79
13.79
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Davis and Dazzy Vance

Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
1581.82
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
238.49
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
971
523.92
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
78.78
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
62.05
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.41
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.73
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
8.6
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.63
25.7
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
103.6
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
125.18
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
36.69
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.47
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
73.38
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
3.35
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.96
20.48
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
42.63
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
287
154.86
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
29.68
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.16
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100