Bud Davis vs. Joe Rosselli — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Rosselli
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Rosselli 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 8.7 and 2.033 for Joe Rosselli. 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 Joe Rosselli

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Joe Rosselli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rosselli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Joe Rosselli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rosselli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Joe Rosselli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Joe Rosselli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
8.7
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Joe Rosselli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
11.7
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.5
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Joe Rosselli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Joe Rosselli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Joe Rosselli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Joe Rosselli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
40.91
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
42
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
7.16
Joe Rosselli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
8.7
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Rosselli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.967
1.967
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
34.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91
Joe Rosselli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Joe Rosselli

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Rosselli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Rosselli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Rosselli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Rosselli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.5
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Joe Rosselli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Rosselli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Joe Rosselli

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
490.91
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
19.67
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
21.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rosselli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Rosselli
Career
Per 600 PA