Bud Davis vs. John Roper — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Roper
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Roper 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 5.35 and 1.511 for John Roper. 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 John Roper

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.75
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
5.35
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
9.85
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.45
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
3.6
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
5.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.017
1.017
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.45
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
794
39.7
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
5.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.95
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
35.05
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.7
39.7

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and John Roper

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.75
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and John Roper

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
313.43
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
555.22
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
98.51
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
89.55
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
1.99
17.82
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
12
107.46
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
107.46
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
35.82
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
71.64
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
1.39
12.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
23
205.97
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
2.91
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
John Roper
Career
Per 600 PA