Bud Davis vs. Bill Lee — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Lee
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Lee 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. Bill Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Bill Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Bill Lee

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
1.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.53
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.49
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.84
51.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.57
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
3.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8592
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2864
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2953
9.28
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
2.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
3.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.17
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12187
38.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.14
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1304
4.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11270
35.42
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Bill Lee

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.43
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.786
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Bill Lee

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
255.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1098
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
980
535.52
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
90.16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
78.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
8.2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.73
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
12.02
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.02
21.32
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
108.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
114.21
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
32.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
38.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
68.31
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.76
16.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
22.95
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
177
96.72
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
6.2
6.2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
40.44
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
20
10.93
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100