Bud Davis vs. Eddie Locke — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eddie Locke
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eddie Locke 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. Eddie Locke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Eddie Locke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Eddie Locke

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
4.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80.2
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
8.78
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
8.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.46
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.979
0.979
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
39.5
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
5.47
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.89
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
34.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Eddie Locke

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.85
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.96
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.03
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.23
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.47
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.26
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Eddie Locke

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
300
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
568.97
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
124.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
93.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.43
45.86
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
165.52
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
155.17
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
93.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.82
49.82
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Locke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100