Bud Davis vs. Deacon Meyers — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Deacon Meyers
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Deacon Meyers 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 4.75 and 1.422 for Deacon Meyers. 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 Deacon Meyers

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.65
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.97
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.49
53.49
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.75
58.75
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.75
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1312
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
9.92
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.99
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.764
0.764
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
35.68
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
6.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
32.13
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1525
31.38
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Deacon Meyers

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.76
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.32
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.17
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.67
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.03
95.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Deacon Meyers

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
271.96
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
532.71
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
81.31
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.88
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.61
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.43
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.77
30.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
114.95
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
131.78
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
78.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
36.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
112.15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.51
26.68
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon Meyers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67