Bud Davis vs. Robert Poindexter — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Robert Poindexter
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Robert Poindexter 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 4.37 and 1.430 for Robert Poindexter. 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 Robert Poindexter

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.66
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.46
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.65
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.2
62.2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.52
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
4.37
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2065
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
9.66
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.35
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
3.18
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
4.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.31
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2343
30.63
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
5.44
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.44
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
32.13
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
25.98
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.441
0.441
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.63
30.63

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Robert Poindexter

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.26
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1602
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.81
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.46
57.46
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Robert Poindexter

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
283.44
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
561.35
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
145.4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
112.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
23.93
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.68
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.52
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.13
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.54
56.21
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
193.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
167.48
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
77.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
58.9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
130.67
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.75
63.95
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
22.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.68
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.68
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100