Ron Davis vs. Lefty Holmes — Career Comparison

Ron Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lefty Holmes
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Holmes 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 4.48 and 1.398 for Lefty Holmes. 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 Lefty Holmes

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.93
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.46
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.64
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
47
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.25
56.25
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.59
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.57
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
4.05
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
4.48
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049
27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
349.2
9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
8.86
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
8.49
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.99
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
3.62
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.09
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
7.2
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
5.64
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.081
1.081
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.47
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
38.78
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
39.3
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.1
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
4.35
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
5.61
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.69
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2826
34.06
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1324
34.08
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Ron Davis and Lefty Holmes

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.65
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.94
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1061
27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
353.2
9
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.09
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.47
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.34
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.42
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.29
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Davis and Lefty Holmes

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
48100
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
73
277.22
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
554.43
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
163.29
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
132.91
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.78
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.38
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
62.61
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
201.27
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
178.48
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.75
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
64.56
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
144.3
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-64.27
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.65
74.62
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.38
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100