Bud Davis vs. Slim Love — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Slim Love
Lost GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Slim Love 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. Slim Love posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.04 and WHIP 1.403 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Slim Love had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Slim Love

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
2.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.49
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.34
40.34
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
8.78
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
8.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
4.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
4.37
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.961
0.961
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.3
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2138
37.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.84
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.83
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1875
32.62
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.19
37.19

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Slim Love

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Slim Love

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
430.12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
563.86
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0.497
0.497
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
108.43
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
79.52
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.23
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
28.92
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.8
31.82
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
144.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
126.51
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
39.76
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
65.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.35
30.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
45
162.65
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
3.69
3.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Slim Love
Career
Per 600 PA