Curt Davis vs. Clyde Shoun — Career Comparison

Curt Davis
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Clyde Shoun
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Curt Davis built a career as a starting pitcher and Clyde Shoun 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 3.91 and 1.343 for Clyde Shoun. 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 Clyde Shoun

Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
1.66
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
3.17
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.09
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.59
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.61
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.51
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.51
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.41
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.67
54.67
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.3
55.3
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.5
65.5
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.72
18.72
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.55
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.24
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.13
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.2
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
3.42
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
3.91
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
3861
27
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1287
9
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2459
9.52
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1325
9.27
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.55
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.57
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.85
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
2.83
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
684
2.65
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
3.38
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.689
0.689
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.18
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9752
37.75
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5466
38.22
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.43
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.45
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1033
4
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
4.41
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.343
1.343
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9226
35.71
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
5052
35.33
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Curt Davis and Clyde Shoun

Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.32
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.04
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.776
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Curt Davis and Clyde Shoun

Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
449
298.01
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
698.46
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
904
600
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
390
600
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
813
539.6
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
556.92
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
109.51
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
112.31
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
90.93
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
100
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.28
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.23
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.08
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.3
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
18.58
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.31
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.17
31.97
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
16.13
24.81
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
142.7
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
83
127.69
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
128.1
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
81
124.62
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
46.46
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
24
36.92
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
53.76
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
25
38.46
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
92.92
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
49
75.38
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.41
30.8
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
16.68
25.67
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.54
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
18.58
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.77
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
176
116.81
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
69.23
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5.14
5.14
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
41.81
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
20
30.77
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
12.61
Clyde Shoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.77
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curt Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Clyde Shoun
Career
Per 600 PA