Bud Davis vs. Chris Nabholz — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Nabholz
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Nabholz 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. Chris Nabholz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.365 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Chris Nabholz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Chris Nabholz

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.47
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.54
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.39
51.39
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.92
70.92
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
3.94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1835
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
611.2
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
8.78
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
7.97
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.6
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
4.09
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
5.96
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.117
1.117
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.35
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.29
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2588
38.08
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.79
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2254
33.17
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Chris Nabholz

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.47
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1835
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611.2
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.62
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.92
70.92
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Chris Nabholz

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
425.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
536.68
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
57.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
48.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.35
7.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
66.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
75.38
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
30.15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
42.21
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.22
-12.73
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
44
132.66
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
4.52
4.52
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.23
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Nabholz
Career
Per 600 PA