Bud Davis vs. Mike Payne — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Payne
Baby BoomersRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Payne 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 6.35 and 1.765 for Mike Payne. 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 Mike Payne

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.35
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
11.12
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.059
1.059
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.81
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
39.71
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.03
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.765
1.765
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
33.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Mike Payne

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Mike Payne

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mike Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Payne
Career
Per 600 PA