Bud Davis vs. Chris Short — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Short
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Chris Short 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. Chris Short posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.331 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Chris Short had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Chris Short

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
1.94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.52
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.51
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.56
50.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.48
61.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.34
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
3.43
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
8.78
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
8.57
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.71
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.12
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
6.31
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.28
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.24
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9801
37.94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
3.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8900
34.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Chris Short

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
1.94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6975
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2325
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.43
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.39
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.89
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.82
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.55
61.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Chris Short

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
391.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
539.61
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
68.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
62.71
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.87
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.42
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.14
9.4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
75.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
81.29
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
22.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
18.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
41.03
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.74
-5.22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.32
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
198
153.29
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
44.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100