Bud Davis vs. Dennis Springer — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dennis Springer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dennis Springer 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 5.18 and 1.474 for Dennis Springer. 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 Dennis Springer

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.79
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.66
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
5.18
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1966
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
9.64
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.48
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.54
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
4.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.29
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2866
39.36
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
5.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.36
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.78
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.465
1.465
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2522
34.64
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Dennis Springer

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.79
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1966
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.06
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.73
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.62
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Dennis Springer

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
1012.99
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
561.04
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
54.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
46.75
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
5.78
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
62.34
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
54.55
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.58
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.58
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.47
-19.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
30
233.77
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Springer
Career
Per 600 PA