Bud Davis vs. Willie Powell — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Powell
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Powell 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. Willie Powell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.291 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Willie Powell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Willie Powell

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
1.36
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.63
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.91
82.91
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.71
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.64
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2317
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
771
8.98
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.28
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
2.63
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
5.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.864
0.864
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.37
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3177
37.02
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2842
33.12
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Willie Powell

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.41
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.17
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2254
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.53
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
2.66
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
3.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.68
95.68
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.254
2.254
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.05
83.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Willie Powell

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
225.47
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
527.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
87.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
78.26
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.45
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.32
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.54
23.36
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
100.62
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
122.98
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
39.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
33.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
70.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.45
23.2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.73
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8.67
8.67
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
161
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
37.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Powell
Career
Per 600 PA