Bud Davis vs. Rick Sawyer — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Sawyer
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Sawyer 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. Bud Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.05 and WHIP 1.860 compared to 4.49 and 1.717 for Rick Sawyer. By the career numbers, Bud Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Rick Sawyer

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.32
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.03
27.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
4.49
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
10.29
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.76
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
4.31
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.85
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.68
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.63
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
895
40.21
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.81
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
4.85
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.85
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.622
1.622
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
34.46
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Rick Sawyer

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.32
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.71
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.98
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.595
0.595
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.03
27.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Rick Sawyer

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
765.52
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
455.17
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
27.66
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
155.17
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.65
37.79
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
103.45
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.8
5.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA