Bud Davis vs. Chris Rusin — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Rusin
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Rusin 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 4.65 and 1.451 for Chris Rusin. 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 Chris Rusin

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.63
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.38
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.93
25.93
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
4.65
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1406
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468.2
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
9.87
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.06
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.94
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
6.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.054
1.054
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.31
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2026
38.91
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
5.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.96
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1834
35.22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Chris Rusin

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.63
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1406
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468.2
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.52
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.63
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.25
98.25
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.593
0.593
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.93
25.93
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Chris Rusin

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
879.39
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
558.78
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
109.92
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
96.18
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.2
28.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
141.98
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
109.92
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
41.22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
41.22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
77.86
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.21
28.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA
26
119.08
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.04
5.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Rusin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Rusin
Career
Per 600 PA