Bud Davis vs. Ken Raffensberger — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Raffensberger
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Raffensberger 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. Ken Raffensberger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.258 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Ken Raffensberger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Ken Raffensberger

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.66
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.5
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.64
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.21
71.21
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
3.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6455
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2151.2
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2257
9.44
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.8
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
1.88
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.37
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
0.583
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9051
37.86
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
993
4.15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8583
35.9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Ken Raffensberger

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
344.9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
61.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
291.77
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
14.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
368.42
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
353.61
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
14.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Ken Raffensberger

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
305.78
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
779
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
688
529.91
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
74.71
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
59.31
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.32
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
15.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.69
15.93
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
96.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
90.89
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
29.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
23.88
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
50.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
15.4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
280
215.66
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
53.92
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Raffensberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Raffensberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0