Curt Davis vs. Al Papai — Career Comparison

Curt Davis
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al Papai
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Curt Davis built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Papai as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Curt Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 5.37 and 1.757 for Al Papai. By the career numbers, Curt Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Curt Davis and Al Papai

Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
1.66
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.3
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.09
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.68
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.61
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.51
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.53
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.67
54.67
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.5
65.5
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.45
20.45
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.55
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.13
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
3.42
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
5.37
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2459
9.52
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
10.55
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.55
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.64
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.85
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
5.18
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.65
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.63
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.868
0.868
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.18
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9752
37.75
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
42.1
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.43
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.28
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
4
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
6.42
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9226
35.71
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
982
36.88
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.1
42.1

Fielding Stats for Curt Davis and Al Papai

Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
67.89
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
27
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.2
9
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
13.89
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
47.06
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.31
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
63.26
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
60.94
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.32
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.776
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.63
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Curt Davis and Al Papai

Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
449
298.01
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
731.51
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
904
600
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
813
539.6
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
62
509.59
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
109.51
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
90.93
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.28
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.3
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
18.58
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.17
31.97
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
12.41
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
142.7
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
6
49.32
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
128.1
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
15
123.29
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
46.46
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
73.97
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
53.76
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
92.92
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
10
82.19
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.41
30.8
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
5.02
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
18.58
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
73.97
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
116.81
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
213.7
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.14
5.14
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
2.81
2.81
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
41.81
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
12.61
Al Papai
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Papai
Career
Per 600 PA