Bud Davis vs. Nels Potter — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nels Potter 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. Nels Potter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.366 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Nels Potter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Nels Potter

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.49
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.68
48.68
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.99
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721
9.19
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.66
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
3.99
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
38.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.67
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
4.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6645
35.47
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Nels Potter

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Nels Potter

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
337.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
538.66
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
122.68
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
108.31
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
14.38
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
14.38
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35.96
34.47
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
137.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
157.19
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
23.96
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
35.46
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
59.42
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42.78
41
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
47.92
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8.67
8.67
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA