Bud Davis vs. Aaron Nola — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Aaron Nola
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Aaron Nola 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. Aaron Nola posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.83 and WHIP 1.158 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Aaron Nola had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Aaron Nola

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.57
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.47
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.05
55.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
3.83
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5147
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715.2
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
8.78
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1522
7.98
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1.14
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
2.36
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1876
9.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.84
9.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.58
6.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.155
1.155
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.29
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7039
36.93
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
4.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.149
1.149
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6486
34.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.93
36.93

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Aaron Nola

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5147
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1715.2
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.53
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.89
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.46
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.42
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.48
97.48
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Aaron Nola

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
539.62
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
318
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
511.32
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
45.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.96
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.32
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.32
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.74
8.94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
56.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
86.79
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
28.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
22.64
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
50.94
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.14
-9.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.89
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.62
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
158
298.11
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
2.01
2.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
45.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.89
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Nola
Career
Per 600 PA