Bud Davis vs. Henry Sosa — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Henry Sosa
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Henry Sosa 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 5.23 and 1.463 for Henry Sosa. 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 Henry Sosa

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.51
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
5.23
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
27
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
9.11
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.18
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.88
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
6.41
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.144
1.144
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.51
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.51
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
38.98
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.23
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
33.58
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.98
38.98

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Henry Sosa

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.19
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Henry Sosa

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
15.87
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-3.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
8
266.67
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Henry Sosa
Career
Per 600 PA