Bud Davis vs. Diamond Pipkins — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Diamond Pipkins
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Diamond Pipkins 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 4.97 and 1.414 for Diamond Pipkins. 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 Diamond Pipkins

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.23
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.33
63.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
4.97
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9.62
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.797
0.797
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
40.76
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
6.52
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
36.17
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.76
40.76

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Diamond Pipkins

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.31
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.74
67.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Diamond Pipkins

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
327.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
590.91
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
209.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
172.73
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
78.11
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.88
80.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
245.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
209.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
81.82
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
81.82
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.84
88.53
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.53
95.77
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Diamond Pipkins
Career
Per 600 PA