Daisy Davis vs. Tex Shirley — Career Comparison

Daisy Davis
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Tex Shirley
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tex Shirley built a career as a starting pitcher and Daisy Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Daisy Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.78 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 4.25 and 1.641 for Tex Shirley. By the career numbers, Daisy Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Daisy Davis and Tex Shirley

Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.06
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.08
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.09
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.44
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.58
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.6
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.24
43.24
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.94
52.94
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.92
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.78
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
4.25
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1340
27
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446.2
9
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
9.9
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.93
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.4
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.97
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
5.84
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
5.17
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
3.39
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.7
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1407
39.12
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
40.72
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.52
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
5.76
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.98
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.641
1.641
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
36.76
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1726
34.78
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.12
39.12
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.72
40.72

Fielding Stats for Daisy Davis and Tex Shirley

Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.18
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1029
27
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
9
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.47
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.26
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.86
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.56
82.56
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.75
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Daisy Davis and Tex Shirley

Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
164.38
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
468.29
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
600
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
140
575.34
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
581.71
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
22
90.41
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
124.39
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
78.08
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
113.41
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.98
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.98
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5.08
20.89
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.55
27.62
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
106.85
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
135.37
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
28
115.07
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
128.05
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
84.15
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.33
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.93
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
12
49.32
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
117.07
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.69
15.15
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.98
29.21
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.66
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
82.19
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
38
139.02
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
4.32
4.32
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.63
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.66
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100