Bud Davis vs. Shane Reynolds — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shane Reynolds
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shane Reynolds 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 4.09 and 1.332 for Shane Reynolds. 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 Shane Reynolds

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.53
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.57
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.29
54.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.15
91.15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
4.09
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5375
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791.2
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1935
9.72
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.96
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1403
7.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.05
7.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.017
1.017
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.19
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7610
38.23
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
4.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.43
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.76
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7026
35.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Shane Reynolds

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.53
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5375
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1791.2
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.61
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.44
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
2.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.84
97.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.15
91.15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Shane Reynolds

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
278.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
496.36
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
70
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
51.82
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
13.64
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
18.18
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.29
17.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
97.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
84.55
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
30.91
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
39.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
65.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.15
6.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.82
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.73
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
247
224.55
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
88.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.36
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA