Bud Davis vs. Gil Patterson — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gil Patterson
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gil Patterson 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 5.4 and 1.770 for Gil Patterson. 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 Gil Patterson

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.62
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
27
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
10.26
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.81
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.83
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.155
1.155
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
40.91
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
42.12
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
35.37
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.12
42.12

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Gil Patterson

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.62
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.35
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.62
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.24
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.97
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Gil Patterson

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Gil Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Gil Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA