Bud Davis vs. Nate Robertson — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nate Robertson
Gen XKansasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nate Robertson 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 5.01 and 1.493 for Nate Robertson. 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 Nate Robertson

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.46
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.45
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.54
42.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.86
83.86
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
5.01
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3457
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1152.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1279
9.99
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.99
9.99
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.25
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
3.28
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
6.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.037
1.037
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5064
39.55
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.44
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.474
1.474
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4535
35.42
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.55
39.55

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Nate Robertson

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.46
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3457
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1152.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.11
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.44
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.64
90.64
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.825
0.825
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.86
83.86
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Nate Robertson

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
2477.78
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
488.89
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
55.56
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
9.98
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
77.78
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
88.89
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
44.44
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-1.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
166.67
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
3.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Robertson
Career
Per 600 PA