Bud Davis vs. Tom Zachary — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Zachary
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom Zachary 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. Tom Zachary posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.437 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Tom Zachary had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Tom Zachary

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
1.53
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.18
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.54
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.34
49.34
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.54
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.06
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
3.73
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9379
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126.1
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
8.78
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3580
10.31
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.34
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
914
2.63
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
720
2.07
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.523
0.523
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.11
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.12
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13551
39.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.24
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1552
4.47
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12596
36.26
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.01
39.01

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Tom Zachary

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.72
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.606
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Tom Zachary

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
265.91
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1232
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1122
546.43
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
123.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
101.3
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
13.64
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
5.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.92
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
22.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87.68
42.7
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
157.79
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
318
154.87
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
38.47
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
54.55
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
90.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97.01
47.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.97
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
30.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
261
127.11
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
4.72
4.72
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
22.4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.41
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0