Bud Davis vs. Scott Sanderson — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Sanderson
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Scott Sanderson 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. Scott Sanderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.275 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Scott Sanderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Scott Sanderson

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
1.66
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.43
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.57
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.27
53.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.23
86.23
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1093
3.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7685
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561.2
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2590
9.1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.04
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
2.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1611
5.66
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.15
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10709
37.62
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1209
4.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.53
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9853
34.62
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Scott Sanderson

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
1.66
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.43
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7685
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2561.2
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.93
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
1.53
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
1.47
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.86
95.86
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.884
0.884
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.23
86.23
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Scott Sanderson

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
497.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
571
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
498.07
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
48.34
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
32.57
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.66
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
15.76
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.5
12.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
68.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
79.86
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
27.32
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.23
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.43
-4.66
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.32
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
224
235.38
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
69.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA