Bud Davis vs. Dan Petry — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dan Petry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dan Petry 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. Dan Petry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Dan Petry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Dan Petry

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.54
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
3.95
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
8.78
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1984
8.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
852
3.69
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
4.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8860
38.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
4.43
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7837
33.9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Dan Petry

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
1.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6241
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.45
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.61
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
2.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.01
98.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Dan Petry

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
44400
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
23.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA