Bud Davis vs. Lou Lucier — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Lucier
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Lucier 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. Lou Lucier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.623 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Lou Lucier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Lou Lucier

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.92
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101.2
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
10.45
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.767
0.767
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
40.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.42
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.43
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.623
1.623
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
35.85
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.19
40.19

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Lou Lucier

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.83
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.364
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Lou Lucier

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
761.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
25
576.92
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
1.1
25.48
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
29.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Lucier
Career
Per 600 PA