Bud Davis vs. Bill Zuber — Career Comparison

Bud Davis
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Zuber
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Zuber 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 4.28 and 1.571 for Bill Zuber. 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 Bill Zuber

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
2.56
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.74
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.59
50.59
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.02
29.02
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.26
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.05
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
4.28
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
27
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2358
27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.2
9
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
8.78
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
8.78
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
7.97
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
5.36
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.43
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
4.39
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.083
1.083
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.32
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
40.91
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3476
39.8
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.03
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.03
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.16
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
4.79
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.571
1.571
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
32.13
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3004
34.4
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Bud Davis and Bill Zuber

Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.45
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.111
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Davis and Bill Zuber

Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
518.92
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
600
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
530.5
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
71.81
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
50.97
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.27
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.58
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
20.85
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
78.11
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.95
16.09
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
276.92
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
104.25
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
94.98
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
23.17
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
25.48
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
48.65
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
88.53
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
4.16
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.17
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA
66
152.9
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
3.92
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zuber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
46.33
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
18.53
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Zuber
Career
Per 600 PA