Bud Davis vs. George Murray — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Murray
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Murray 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 5.38 and 1.559 for George Murray. 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 George Murray

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
2.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.91
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
5.38
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
9.73
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
4.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.46
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.752
0.752
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1884
40.73
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.78
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
6.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1662
35.93
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.73
40.73

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and George Murray

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.55
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and George Murray

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
434.21
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
540.79
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
94.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
82.89
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.95
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.95
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.28
24.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
118.42
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
110.53
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
35.53
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
31.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
63.16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.53
21.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
39
153.95
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
43.42
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA