Bud Davis vs. Bob Sykes — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Sykes
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Sykes 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 4.65 and 1.518 for Bob Sykes. 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 Bob Sykes

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.45
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.51
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.94
46.94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.59
52.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.65
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1370
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456.2
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
9.79
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.06
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.74
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
4.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000
39.42
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.99
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.85
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.504
1.504
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1776
35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Bob Sykes

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1370
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456.2
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.67
94.67
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.59
52.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Bob Sykes

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
940.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
502.7
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
48.65
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
48.65
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
7.77
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
48.65
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
97.3
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.22
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
48.65
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-4.76
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
27
218.92
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
2.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sykes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Sykes
Career
Per 600 PA