Ron Davis vs. Ewing Waddy — Career Comparison

Ron Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ewing Waddy
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCs/Detroit StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Ewing Waddy 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 6.81 and 1.826 for Ewing Waddy. 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 Ewing Waddy

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.11
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.29
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.64
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.82
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
47
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.57
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
4.05
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.81
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.2
9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
8.86
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
12.91
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.91
12.91
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.99
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
3.62
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.52
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
7.2
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.52
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.47
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.27
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3217
38.78
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
43.43
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.1
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
4.35
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
8.69
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.29
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.82
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.826
1.826
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2826
34.06
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
38.27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.43
43.43

Fielding Stats for Ron Davis and Ewing Waddy

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.22
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.29
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
9
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.22
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.47
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.81
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.42
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.57
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.158
1.158
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Davis and Ewing Waddy

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
48100
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
18
385.71
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
535.71
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
45.66
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-64.27
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.27
48.63
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ewing Waddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100