Mark Davis vs. Billy Wagner — Career Comparison

Mark Davis
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Billy Wagner
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Billy Wagner a clear advantage over Mark Davis across the core pitching metrics. Billy Wagner led in run prevention (ERA+ 183 vs 73), home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 55), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 142 vs 77). Billy Wagner was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mark Davis and Billy Wagner

Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
4.9
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
8.5
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.67
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.4
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.47
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.66
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.02
54.02
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.62
13.62
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.75
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
4.21
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
4.17
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.31
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.187
0.187
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3435
27
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2709
27
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
9
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
9
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
8.39
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
5.99
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.01
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.82
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
534
4.2
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.99
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.5
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.26
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1007
7.92
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1196
11.92
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.92
11.92
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.657
1.657
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.5
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4955
38.95
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3600
35.88
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
2.08
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
7.01
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
4.57
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.61
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.47
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.33
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.35
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.71
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.51
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.998
0.998
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4289
33.71
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3220
32.09
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.95
38.95
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.88
35.88

Fielding Stats for Mark Davis and Billy Wagner

Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
4.9
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
8.5
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.67
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3435
27
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2709
27
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
9
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
9
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.33
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.19
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.86
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.54
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.24
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.41
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
1.19
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.97
95.97
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.62
13.62
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Davis and Billy Wagner

Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
625
1884.42
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
854
24400
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
503.52
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
571.43
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
78.39
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
54.27
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.54
25.73
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
8.07
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
120.6
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
102.51
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
72.36
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.02
21.16
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.45
-12.78
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
24.12
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
162.81
Billy Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
342.86
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
3.69
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
72.36
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Billy Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA