Bud Davis vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Strong
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Joe Strong 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 4.13 and 1.450 for Joe Strong. 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 Joe Strong

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.52
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.49
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.68
51.68
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.09
68.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.61
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
4.13
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3961
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1435
9.78
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
3.68
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.28
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5178
35.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
5.17
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.21
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.67
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
32.13
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4480
30.54
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.3
35.3

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Joe Strong

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
1.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4883
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627.2
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.63
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.84
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
2.62
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
2.47
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.5
94.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.461
1.461
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.3
68.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Joe Strong

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
241.16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
519.37
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
134.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
92.98
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
28.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.99
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
41.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99.62
72.36
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
196.85
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
197.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
74.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
71.91
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
138.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107.17
77.85
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
59.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8.67
8.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
118
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
11.71
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.43
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100