Bud Davis vs. Steve Parris — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Parris
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Parris 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 1.535 for Steve Parris. 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 Steve Parris

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.66
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.53
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.31
47.31
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.81
92.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.75
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2260
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
753.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
846
10.11
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.36
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
3.44
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
5.72
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.018
1.018
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3329
39.77
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
5.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.43
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.82
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.505
1.505
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2962
35.39
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Steve Parris

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.66
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2260
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.76
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.72
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.81
92.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Steve Parris

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
464.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
534.07
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
82.42
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
69.23
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
13.19
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
13.19
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.65
15.34
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
95.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
92.31
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
26.37
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
49.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
75.82
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
7.12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.89
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
53
174.73
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
3.43
3.43
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
52.75
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Parris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Parris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0