Bud Davis vs. Owen Smaulding — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Owen Smaulding
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Owen Smaulding 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 5.58 and 1.688 for Owen Smaulding. 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 Owen Smaulding

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.43
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.33
73.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
5.58
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
12.46
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.73
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.08
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
40.91
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
41.67
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
6.62
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.62
6.62
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
36.87
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Owen Smaulding

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.43
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.2
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.83
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.62
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.57
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.706
1.706
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.59
70.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Owen Smaulding

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
16
300
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
581.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
206.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
78.11
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.32
99.83
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
12
276.92
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
281.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
225
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.84
88.53
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
106.34
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Owen Smaulding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Owen Smaulding
Career
Per 600 PA