Butch Davis vs. Buddy Ryan — Career Comparison

Butch Davis
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Buddy Ryan
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Butch Davis and Buddy Ryan are closely matched on the surface stats. Buddy Ryan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.692 vs .655) and on-base percentage (.339 vs .276). Butch Davis had the advantage in slugging (.380 vs .354). By the career numbers, Buddy Ryan had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Butch Davis and Buddy Ryan

Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
205.36
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
166
154.66
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
485
600
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
644
600
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
560.41
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
571
531.99
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
110
136.08
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
150
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
72
89.07
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
122.98
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
25.98
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
16.77
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.37
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
9.32
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.66
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.93
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
47.01
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
29
27.02
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
47.22
58.42
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.37
67.43
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
212.78
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
188.2
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
131
162.06
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
195.65
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
56
69.28
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
73.6
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
61.86
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
58.7
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
99
122.47
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
131.37
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
48.05
59.44
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.83
76.24
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.24
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.45
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
20
24.74
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
38.2
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.24
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
83
102.68
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
35.4
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5.84
5.84
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.95
16.95
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
1.08
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.66
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
22.36
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.95
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.66
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
13
16.08
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.57
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.66
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.32
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
20
24.74
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
28.88
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
65
65
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.74
67.74

Fielding Stats for Butch Davis and Buddy Ryan

Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.19
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.01
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2954
27
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
984.2
9
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.5
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.65
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
2.57
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.162
2.162
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.094
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.38
85.38
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0