Scott Davison vs. Gary Nolan — Career Comparison

Scott Davison
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Nolan
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Gary Nolan built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Davison as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Nolan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.173 compared to 8.1 and 1.650 for Scott Davison. By the career numbers, Gary Nolan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Davison and Gary Nolan

Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.4
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
1.34
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.33
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.59
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.8
98.8
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.24
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
3.08
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.04
9.04
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5024
27
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674.2
9
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
12.15
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1505
8.09
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.78
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
2.22
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.25
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.1
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
5.58
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.14
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
41.18
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6836
36.74
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.05
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
3.35
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.145
1.145
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
38.48
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6342
34.08
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.74
36.74

Fielding Stats for Scott Davison and Gary Nolan

Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.4
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
1.34
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.33
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5026
27
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1675.1
9
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.51
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.02
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.54
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.53
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.95
98.95
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.136
1.136
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.8
98.8
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Davison and Gary Nolan

Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
252
242.31
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
600
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
508.65
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
70.19
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
56.73
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.65
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.85
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.46
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.54
17.82
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
89.42
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
106.73
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
34.62
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
30.77
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
64.42
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.52
10.12
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
36.54
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
211
202.88
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
2.96
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
53.85
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.69
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA