Bud Davis vs. Drew Thorpe — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Drew Thorpe
Gen ZUtahThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Drew Thorpe 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 5.48 and 1.263 for Drew Thorpe. 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 Drew Thorpe

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.83
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.83
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.48
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
8.78
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
7.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.62
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.26
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.038
1.038
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
38.57
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.89
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
33.7
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Drew Thorpe

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.83
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.83
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.03
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.84
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.64
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Drew Thorpe

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA