Bud Davis vs. Jack Sanford — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Sanford
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Jack Sanford 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 Sanford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.69 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Jack Sanford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Jack Sanford

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.6
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.44
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.56
57.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.52
75.52
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
3.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6148
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2049.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
8.78
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
8.37
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.76
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
737
3.24
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
5.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.26
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8659
38.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
4.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7876
34.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Jack Sanford

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
1.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6148
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2049.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.6
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
2.23
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.87
95.87
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.52
75.52
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Jack Sanford

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
311.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
758
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
526.39
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
83.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
64.12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
15.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
19
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.31
23.2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
108.44
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
120.32
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
40.37
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
29.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
67.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.05
16.66
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
35.62
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
240
189.97
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
3.16
3.16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
32.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.96
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Sanford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Sanford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0