Bud Davis vs. Nick Pivetta — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Pivetta
MillenialCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Pivetta 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 4.47 and 1.273 for Nick Pivetta. 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 Nick Pivetta

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.89
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.51
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.59
47.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
4.47
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3633
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1211
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
8.78
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
8.23
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.46
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.17
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
9.88
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.88
9.88
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.155
1.155
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.39
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.25
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5107
37.95
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
4.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4589
34.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Nick Pivetta

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.89
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3633
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.56
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.96
93.96
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.551
0.551
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Nick Pivetta

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
1254.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
545.9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.26
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
39.34
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
3.6
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.02
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
39.34
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.35
-26.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
62
304.92
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.97
1.97
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA