Bud Davis vs. Charley Lightner — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Lightner
Lost GenerationArkansasNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Lightner 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 8.03 and 2.595 for Charley Lightner. 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 Charley Lightner

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
10.95
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.95
10.95
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
7.97
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
12.41
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.41
12.41
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.155
1.155
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.622
1.622
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
40.91
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
48.89
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
7.16
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.22
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.595
2.595
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
34.3
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.89
48.89

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Charley Lightner

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Charley Lightner

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.38
78.11
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
123.47
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
276.92
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.84
88.53
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
151.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA