Bud Davis vs. Joe Ryan — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Ryan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe 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. Joe Ryan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.063 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Joe Ryan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Joe Ryan

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.61
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.65
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.51
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.1
56.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
3.79
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1924
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
641.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
8.78
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
7.49
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.42
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
10.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.155
1.155
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2603
36.53
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.97
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.39
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
33.78
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Joe Ryan

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.61
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1924
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
641.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.53
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.504
0.504
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Joe Ryan

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
34500
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA