Joel Davis vs. Bill Phillips — Career Comparison

Joel Davis
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Phillips
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joel Davis built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Phillips as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Phillips posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.421 compared to 4.91 and 1.514 for Joel Davis. By the career numbers, Bill Phillips had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joel Davis and Bill Phillips

Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.78
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.22
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.49
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.06
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.49
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.51
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.53
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.95
47.95
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.67
83.67
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.83
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.91
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
4.09
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
743
27
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3884
27
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
247.2
9
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1294.2
9
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
9.56
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1477
10.27
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.94
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.03
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.52
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
4.58
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
2.59
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.569
0.569
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.24
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.44
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1088
39.54
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5619
39.06
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.16
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
5.27
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
5.83
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.76
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
35.03
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5193
36.1
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Joel Davis and Bill Phillips

Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.78
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
1.24
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.49
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
743
27
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3963
27
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
247.2
9
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1321
9
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.62
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.57
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.84
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
2.68
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.28
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.6
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
3.53
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.45
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
3.25
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.08
92.08
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.621
2.621
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.67
83.67
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joel Davis and Bill Phillips

Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
198.98
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
600
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
553.3
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
123.86
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
107.61
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.14
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.11
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.24
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.87
42.51
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
147.21
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
162.44
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
56.85
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
43.65
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
100.51
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.36
49.1
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.06
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34.52
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
72
73.1
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.21
8.21
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.12
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.05
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.05
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100