Bud Davis vs. Pat Paige — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pat Paige
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pat Paige 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 4.5 and 1.750 for Pat Paige. 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 Pat Paige

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.5
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
0.813
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
38.81
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6.75
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
34.88
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Pat Paige

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Pat Paige

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
24.64
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
9.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Pat Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Paige
Career
Per 600 PA