Bud Davis vs. Ken Sanders — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Sanders
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Bud Davis and Ken Sanders are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ken Sanders posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.97 vs 4.05) and WHIP (1.354 vs 1.860). Bud Davis had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.14 per nine innings vs 0.67). By the career numbers, Ken Sanders had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Ken Sanders

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.62
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.11
11.11
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.18
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.97
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
8.78
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
7.73
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.73
7.73
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.67
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.54
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.92
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.93
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2741
37.57
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.03
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
3.91
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.252
1.252
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2414
33.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.57
37.57

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Ken Sanders

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
5.61
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1967
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655.2
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.77
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.62
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
2.51
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.81
95.81
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.447
0.447
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Ken Sanders

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
3662.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
465.67
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.53
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
116.42
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
53.73
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.91
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
71.64
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
12.22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
13
116.42
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
5.15
5.15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
71.64
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA