Bud Davis vs. Jake Thies — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Thies
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Thies 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. Jake Thies posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.9 and WHIP 1.328 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Jake Thies had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Jake Thies

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
2.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Jake Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.67
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.08
23.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.88
55.88
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Jake Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
8.78
Jake Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jake Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.87
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jake Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jake Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.49
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.83
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Jake Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
0.813
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
579
38.89
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Jake Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Jake Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
35.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Jake Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Jake Thies

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.61
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Jake Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.41
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Jake Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.88
55.88
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Jake Thies

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
497.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
482.93
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
4.7
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
7
102.44
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-11.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
3.73
3.73
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thies
Career
Per 600 PA