Bud Davis vs. Aaron Laffey — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Aaron Laffey
MillenialMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Aaron Laffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Bud Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.05 and WHIP 1.860 compared to 4.44 and 1.535 for Aaron Laffey. By the career numbers, Bud Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Aaron Laffey

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.27
47.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.44
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
10.05
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.87
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.62
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
4.46
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.898
0.898
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2181
39.71
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.92
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1930
35.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Aaron Laffey

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1483
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.46
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.97
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.692
0.692
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Aaron Laffey

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
10400
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
26.79
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
31.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Aaron Laffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Laffey
Career
Per 600 PA