Bud Davis vs. James Shields — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James Shields
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

James Shields 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. James Shields posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.280 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, James Shields had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and James Shields

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.5
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.06
51.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1167
4.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581
8.88
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.24
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
2.57
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2234
7.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.139
1.139
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.37
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10993
37.82
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1267
4.36
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.18
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.73
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10052
34.58
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.82
37.82

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and James Shields

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7848
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2616
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.64
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
0.97
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.72
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
1.62
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and James Shields

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
1601.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
553.25
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
93.51
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
81.82
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.7
18.31
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
105.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
105.19
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
58.44
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
23.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
81.82
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3.08
12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
56
218.18
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA