Ron Davis vs. Ernie Groth — Career Comparison

Ron Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ernie Groth
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ernie Groth built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.05 and WHIP 1.461 compared to 5.63 and 1.750 for Ernie Groth. By the career numbers, Ron Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Davis and Ernie Groth

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.64
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
47
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.57
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
4.05
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.63
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
8.86
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
12.38
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.38
12.38
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.99
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
3.62
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
7.2
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.938
0.938
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.47
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.27
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
38.78
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
43.88
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.1
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
4.35
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.31
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.68
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2826
34.06
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
39.94
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88

Fielding Stats for Ron Davis and Ernie Groth

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.47
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.42
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Davis and Ernie Groth

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
48100
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-64.27
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.61
-61.07
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Ernie Groth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ernie Groth
Career
Per 600 PA