Bud Davis vs. Josh Towers — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Josh Towers
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Josh Towers 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 4.95 and 1.399 for Josh Towers. 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 Josh Towers

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.71
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.55
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.68
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.58
80.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
4.95
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2194
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
731.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
887
10.92
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
1.5
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.51
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
4.79
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.43
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3158
38.86
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
5.43
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2960
36.43
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Josh Towers

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.71
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2194
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
731.1
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.29
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.44
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.34
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.96
95.96
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.58
80.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Josh Towers

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
4633.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
16
533.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.23
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-41.21
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Towers
Career
Per 600 PA