Dixie Davis vs. Sean Doolittle — Career Comparison

Dixie Davis
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sean Doolittle
MillenialSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dixie Davis built a career as a starting pitcher and Sean Doolittle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sean Doolittle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.2 and WHIP 1.045 compared to 3.97 and 1.516 for Dixie Davis. By the career numbers, Sean Doolittle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dixie Davis and Sean Doolittle

Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
1.63
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.13
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.51
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.52
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.48
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.37
51.37
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.04
69.04
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.53
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.24
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
3.97
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.2
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3956
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318.2
9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1311
8.95
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
7.07
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.43
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.96
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
4.7
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.06
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
3.14
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
10.42
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5844
39.89
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1801
35.97
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.31
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.35
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
722
4.93
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.34
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5111
34.88
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
33.25
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97

Fielding Stats for Dixie Davis and Sean Doolittle

Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1352
27
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450.2
9
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.56
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.78
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.74
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.2
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.41
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dixie Davis and Sean Doolittle

Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
240
289.16
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
69600
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
600
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
441
531.33
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
104.82
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
91.57
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.05
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.25
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.47
29.48
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
119.28
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
137.35
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.55
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
36.14
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
74.7
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.51
33.15
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-112.87
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
32.53
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
50.6
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.86
11.86
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
36.14
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA