Bud Davis vs. Rusty Richards — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rusty Richards
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rusty Richards 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 6.97 and 1.839 for Rusty Richards. 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 Rusty Richards

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.61
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.97
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.97
6.97
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.45
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.61
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.81
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.81
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
40.91
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
42.68
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.97
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.839
1.839
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
35.71
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.68
42.68

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Rusty Richards

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.61
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.61
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.48
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Rusty Richards

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-43.52
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Richards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Rusty Richards
Career
Per 600 PA