Joel Davis vs. Derek Wallace — Career Comparison

Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joel Davis built a career as a starting pitcher and Derek Wallace as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Derek Wallace posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.82 and WHIP 1.727 compared to 4.91 and 1.514 for Joel Davis. By the career numbers, Derek Wallace had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joel Davis and Derek Wallace

Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.78
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
7.36
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.49
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.51
Derek Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.67
83.67
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
4.91
Derek Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.82
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Derek Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
27
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247.2
9
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
9.56
Derek Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
9.82
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.56
9.56
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.94
Derek Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Derek Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.03
Derek Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.18
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
4.58
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.45
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Derek Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Derek Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Derek Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Derek Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Derek Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
39.54
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
40.64
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Derek Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.09
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
5.27
Derek Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.36
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Derek Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Derek Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Derek Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.76
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
35.03
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
34.64
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Derek Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54
Derek Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.64
40.64

Fielding Stats for Joel Davis and Derek Wallace

Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.78
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
7.36
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.49
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
27
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247.2
9
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.62
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.84
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Derek Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.6
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.91
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.45
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.64
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.67
83.67
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joel Davis and Derek Wallace

Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
27
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA