Joel Davis vs. Joe Pate — Career Comparison

Joel Davis
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Pate
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joel Davis built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Pate as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Pate posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.488 compared to 4.91 and 1.514 for Joel Davis. By the career numbers, Joe Pate had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joel Davis and Joe Pate

Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.78
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.27
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.49
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.49
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.67
83.67
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.65
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
4.91
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.51
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
27
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
27
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247.2
9
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
166.2
9
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
9.56
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
9.5
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.94
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.03
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
3.89
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
4.58
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.05
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
39.54
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
39.85
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.86
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
5.27
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
4
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.76
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.488
1.488
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
964
35.03
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
35.8
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Joel Davis and Joe Pate

Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.78
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.49
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
27
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247.2
9
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.62
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.84
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.6
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.45
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.1
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.848
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.67
83.67
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joel Davis and Joe Pate

Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
1102.33
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
600
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
516.28
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
97.67
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
41.78
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
153.49
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
40.96
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.33
14.33
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA