Bud Davis vs. CC Sabathia — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
CC Sabathia
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

CC Sabathia 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. CC Sabathia posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.271 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, CC Sabathia had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and CC Sabathia

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
1.41
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.41
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.63
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.41
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.82
99.82
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1485
3.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10732
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3577.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
8.78
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3404
8.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
0.96
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
2.76
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3093
7.78
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.155
1.155
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.19
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.31
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14989
37.71
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1623
4.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.24
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13580
34.17
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and CC Sabathia

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
1.41
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.41
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10732
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3577.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
0.91
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.58
93.58
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.82
99.82
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and CC Sabathia

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
2655.12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
571.65
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
118.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
89.76
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.17
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
28.35
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.52
35.51
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
174.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
127.56
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
33.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
70.87
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
89.76
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.65
26.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
36
170.08
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
7
33.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA