Bud Davis vs. King Lear — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
King Lear
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

King Lear 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. King Lear posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, King Lear had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and King Lear

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
2.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.77
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.28
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
670
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
9.03
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.66
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.582
0.582
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.32
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
37.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.17
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.87
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
34.66
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.56
37.56

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and King Lear

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.842
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and King Lear

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
481.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
532.39
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
92.96
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
67.61
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
23.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
126.76
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
101.41
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
67.61
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
20.34
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
21
177.46
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
3.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
59.15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA