Bud Davis vs. Jack Ryan — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Ryan
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Ryan 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. Jack Ryan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.94 and WHIP 1.248 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Jack Ryan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Jack Ryan

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
2.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.89
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
8.91
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.32
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.85
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.574
0.574
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.53
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
35.73
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.72
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
32.88
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.73
35.73

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Jack Ryan

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.23
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.97
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Jack Ryan

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
405.41
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
502.7
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.77
28.76
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
97.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
145.95
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
113.51
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.72
27.86
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
15
243.24
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
2.47
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA