Bud Davis vs. Herb Thomas — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Thomas
Greatest GenerationThrows LeftNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Herb Thomas 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 8.08 and 1.980 for Herb Thomas. 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 Herb Thomas

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.21
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
8.08
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
13.5
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.32
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.66
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.775
0.775
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
40.91
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
45.37
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
7.16
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
9.3
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
39.61
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.91
40.91
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.37
45.37

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Herb Thomas

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.49
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.67
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.52
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.31
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Herb Thomas

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
347.37
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
536.84
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.513
0.513
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
110.53
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
28.34
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
126.32
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
126.32
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
142.11
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
32.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA