Bud Davis vs. Gus Thompson — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gus Thompson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gus Thompson 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 4.07 and 1.397 for Gus Thompson. 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 Gus Thompson

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.36
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.99
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.53
23.53
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.68
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
4.07
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
10.05
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.53
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.678
0.678
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613
37.79
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
5.61
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
34.89
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Gus Thompson

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.36
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.71
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.14
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.16
92.16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.136
2.136
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Gus Thompson

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
253.85
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
576.92
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
115.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
115.38
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
25.48
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
115.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
138.46
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
29.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
92.31
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA