Bud Davis vs. Normie Roy — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Normie Roy
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Normie Roy 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 5.13 and 1.860 for Normie Roy. 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 Normie Roy

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.87
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.91
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
5.13
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
10.86
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.06
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.88
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.77
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.073
1.073
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
40.91
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
42.08
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.73
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
35.9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.08
42.08

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Normie Roy

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.737
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Normie Roy

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
14.95
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
142.86
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
16.43
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
5.25
5.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Normie Roy
Career
Per 600 PA