Bud Davis vs. Carlos Zambrano — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carlos Zambrano
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats SwitchSouth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherSilver SluggerAll-Star

Carlos Zambrano 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. Carlos Zambrano posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 4.05 and 1.860 for Bud Davis. By the career numbers, Carlos Zambrano had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Davis and Carlos Zambrano

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.43
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
1.63
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.39
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.61
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.42
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.19
59.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.31
85.31
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.05
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
3.66
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5877
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1959
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
8.78
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1709
7.85
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.74
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
4.13
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1637
7.52
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.155
1.155
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.47
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
38.54
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
4.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.46
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.2
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.331
1.331
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7245
33.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Carlos Zambrano

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
1.63
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.39
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5877
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1959
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.77
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.33
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
2.22
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
2.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.82
94.82
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.31
85.31
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.13
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Carlos Zambrano

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
484.62
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
384
309.68
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
744
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
693
558.87
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
133.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
90.32
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
20.97
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.42
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
19.35
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
42.74
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66.8
53.87
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
216.94
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
141.13
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
60.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
57.26
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
98.39
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65.46
52.79
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.06
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
240
193.55
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
3.1
3.1
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
29.84
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.23
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
14
11.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos Zambrano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100