Scott Davison vs. Buck O'Brien — Career Comparison

Scott Davison
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buck O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buck O'Brien 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. Buck O'Brien posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 8.1 and 1.650 for Scott Davison. By the career numbers, Buck O'Brien had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Davison and Buck O'Brien

Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.4
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.33
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.13
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.52
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.38
84.38
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.75
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.63
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.04
9.04
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1296
27
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
9
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
12.15
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
8.15
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
4.73
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
3.31
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.1
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
4.25
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
41.18
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1741
36.27
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.05
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.58
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
38.48
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1571
32.73
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27

Fielding Stats for Scott Davison and Buck O'Brien

Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.4
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
27
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.1
9
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Davison and Buck O'Brien

Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
244.59
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
600
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
546.5
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
76.43
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.15
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.46
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.29
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
19.52
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
95.54
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
110.83
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.93
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.57
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
53.5
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
11.58
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
34.39
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Davison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
40
152.87
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.11
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Davison
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA