Bud Davis vs. Henry Richardson — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Henry Richardson
Greatest GenerationAlabamaNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Henry Richardson 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 a career ERA of 4.05 against Henry Richardson's 4.05, with WHIP of 1.860 and 1.650 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Henry Richardson

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.8
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.06
0.06
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
40.5
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
35.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Henry Richardson

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Henry Richardson

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
24.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Henry Richardson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Henry Richardson
Career
Per 600 PA