Ron Davis vs. Harley Young — Career Comparison

Ron Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Harley Young
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harley Young 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. Harley Young posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.62 and WHIP 1.097 compared to 4.05 and 1.461 for Ron Davis. By the career numbers, Harley Young had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Davis and Harley Young

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.67
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.59
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.64
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
47
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.57
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
4.05
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.62
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.2
9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
8.86
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
8.21
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.99
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
3.62
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.67
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
7.2
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
3.45
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.568
0.568
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.47
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.27
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.95
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3217
38.78
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
35.8
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.1
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.83
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
4.35
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.76
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.68
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.097
1.097
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2826
34.06
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
33.19
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.8
35.8

Fielding Stats for Ron Davis and Harley Young

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.68
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.6
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.24
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
1.47
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.96
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.42
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.48
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.071
2.071
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Davis and Harley Young

Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
48100
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
14
336
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
528
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
17.68
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-64.27
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
6.02
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
288
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
2.08
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Harley Young
Career
Per 600 PA