Bud Davis vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton 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. Thornton Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Thornton Lee

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.55
48.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
8.98
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
937
3.62
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Thornton Lee

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Thornton Lee

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.71
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
21.69
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
143.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
42.71
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
44.75
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
84.75
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA