Bud Davis vs. Happy Townsend — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Happy Townsend
Pre-GenerationalDelawareThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Happy Townsend 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. Happy Townsend posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.59 and WHIP 1.380 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Happy Townsend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Happy Townsend

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.21
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.99
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.65
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.31
29.31
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.7
81.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.85
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
3.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3413
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137.2
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
9.13
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
3.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
3.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.781
0.781
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.45
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4849
38.36
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
5.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4376
34.62
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Happy Townsend

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.21
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3474
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.51
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
2.29
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.96
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.49
94.49
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.308
2.308
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Happy Townsend

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
206.21
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
568.07
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
94.46
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
70.51
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
18.63
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.99
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
23.95
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.76
26.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
125.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
115.74
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
34.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
38.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
71.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.02
19.99
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
118
156.98
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
3.82
3.82
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.64
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.99
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.99
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Happy Townsend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100