Ron Davis vs. Jack Ryan — Career Comparison

Ron Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jack Ryan
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Ryan 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. Jack Ryan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.94 and WHIP 1.248 compared to 4.05 and 1.461 for Ron Davis. By the career numbers, Jack Ryan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Davis and Jack Ryan

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.14
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.89
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.64
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
47
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.57
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
4.05
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.94
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
8.86
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
8.91
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.99
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
3.62
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.32
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
7.2
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.85
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.574
0.574
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.47
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.27
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3217
38.78
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
35.73
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.1
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.07
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
4.35
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.72
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.68
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2826
34.06
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
32.88
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.73
35.73

Fielding Stats for Ron Davis and Jack Ryan

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.23
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.84
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
9
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.97
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.47
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.25
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.42
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.15
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Davis and Jack Ryan

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
48100
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
405.41
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
502.7
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
28.76
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-64.27
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.72
27.86
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
243.24
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA