Joel Davis vs. Jason Waddell — Career Comparison

Joel Davis
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jason Waddell
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joel Davis built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Waddell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joel Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.91 and WHIP 1.514 compared to 5.4 and 1.800 for Jason Waddell. By the career numbers, Joel Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joel Davis and Jason Waddell

Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.78
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
16.2
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.49
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Jason Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.67
83.67
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.91
Jason Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Jason Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
27
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247.2
9
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
9.56
Jason Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
16.2
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
16.2
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.94
Jason Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Jason Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Jason Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
4.03
Jason Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jason Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jason Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
4.58
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
10.8
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Jason Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Jason Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Jason Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jason Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jason Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
39.54
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
5.27
Jason Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Jason Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Jason Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.76
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
964
35.03
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Jason Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54
Jason Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2

Fielding Stats for Joel Davis and Jason Waddell

Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.78
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
16.2
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.49
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
27
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247.2
9
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.62
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.84
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Jason Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.6
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.45
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Jason Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.67
83.67
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joel Davis and Jason Waddell

Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
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Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
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Career
Per 600 PA
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Per 600 PA
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
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Career
Per 600 PA
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Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
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Career
Per 600 PA