Bud Davis vs. Eric Ludwick — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Ludwick
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Ludwick 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 8.35 and 2.018 for Eric Ludwick. 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 Eric Ludwick

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.75
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.21
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
8.35
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
12.59
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.59
12.59
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.3
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
7.26
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.26
7.26
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.155
1.155
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
40.91
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
44.07
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
7.16
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.09
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.991
1.991
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
37.65
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.07
44.07

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Eric Ludwick

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.75
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.73
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.97
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.94
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.452
0.452
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Eric Ludwick

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Eric Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
1690.91
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.15
-62.91
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA