Bud Davis vs. Gaylord Perry — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gaylord Perry
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Gaylord Perry 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. Gaylord Perry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.211 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Gaylord Perry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Gaylord Perry

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
1.31
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
1.16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.53
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
0.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.23
54.23
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.8
88.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
0.51
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.02
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1846
3.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16051
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5350.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
8.78
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4938
8.31
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
0.67
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
2.32
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3534
5.94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.918
0.918
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.27
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.18
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21953
36.93
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2128
3.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.25
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
0.4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20236
34.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.93
36.93

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Gaylord Perry

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
1.31
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
1.16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16052
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5350.2
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
0.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
1.48
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
2.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1226
2.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.8
88.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Gaylord Perry

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
787
387.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1220
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1076
529.18
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
69.34
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
58.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
8.36
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
11.31
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.03
13.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
86.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
83.11
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
23.61
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
23.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
43.77
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.54
-1.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.82
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
369
181.48
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
3.31
3.31
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
55.57
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.48
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
20
9.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Gaylord Perry
Career
Per 600 PA