Bud Davis vs. Jose Rijo — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Rijo
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jose Rijo 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. Jose Rijo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.280 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Jose Rijo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Jose Rijo

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
1.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.56
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.44
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.04
56.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.54
71.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
3.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5640
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1880
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
8.78
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1710
8.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.7
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
3.17
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
7.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.155
1.155
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7867
37.66
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.21
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
3.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.39
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.57
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7050
33.75
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Jose Rijo

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
1.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5640
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1880
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.19
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.88
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.54
71.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Jose Rijo

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
442.66
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
511
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
445
522.5
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
99.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
82.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
15.26
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.61
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.85
24.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
122.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
109.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
29.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
34.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
61.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.6
23.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.39
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
101
118.59
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
5.06
5.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
68.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Rijo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.52
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Rijo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67