Spud Davis Stats

Spud Davis was born on Tuesday, December 20, 1904, in Birmingham, Alabama. Davis was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 30, 1928, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Spud Davis baseball stats page.
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Spud Davis

Spud Davis Autograph on a 1978 Grand Slam (#174)

Spud Davis Autograph on a 1978 Grand Slam (#174)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Virgil Lawrence Davis
Nickname:   Spud
Born On:   12-20-1904
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Birmingham, Alabama
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-14-1984
Place of Death Data Died In:   Birmingham, Alabama
Cemetery:   Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   197
First Game:   04-30-1928 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-05-1945
Draft:   Not Applicable
Spud Davis

Spud Davis Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Spud Davis

Spud Davis Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1928 Cardinals 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 0 1 - 0 - .200 .333 .200
1928 Phillies 67 163 16 46 2 0 3 0 18 15 - 11 2 - 0 - .282 .343 .350
1929 Phillies 98 263 31 90 18 0 7 1 48 19 - 17 5 - 2 - .342 .391 .490
1930 Phillies 106 329 41 103 16 1 14 0 65 17 - 20 10 - 1 - .313 .349 .495
1931 Phillies 120 393 30 128 32 1 4 0 51 36 - 28 4 - 0 - .326 .382 .443
1932 Phillies 125 402 44 135 23 5 14 0 70 40 - 39 4 - 2 - .336 .399 .522
1933 Phillies 141 495 51 173 28 3 9 1 65 32 - 24 8 - 5 21 .349 .395 .473
1934 Cardinals 107 347 45 104 22 4 9 0 65 34 - 27 1 - 2 12 .300 .366 .464
1935 Cardinals 102 315 28 100 24 2 1 0 60 33 - 30 4 - 2 4 .317 .386 .416
1936 Cardinals 112 363 24 99 26 2 4 0 59 35 - 34 1 - 3 12 .273 .342 .388
1937 Reds 76 209 19 56 10 1 3 0 33 23 - 15 0 - 0 7 .268 .341 .368
1938 Reds 12 36 3 6 1 0 0 0 1 5 - 6 0 - 1 2 .167 .286 .194
1938 Phillies 70 215 11 53 7 0 2 0 23 14 - 14 1 - 0 12 .247 .293 .307
1939 Phillies 87 202 10 62 8 1 0 0 23 24 - 20 7 - 1 5 .307 .383 .356
1940 Pirates 99 285 23 93 14 1 5 0 39 35 - 20 2 - 2 15 .326 .404 .435
1941 Pirates 57 107 3 27 4 1 0 0 6 11 - 11 0 - 0 6 .252 .322 .308
1944 Pirates 54 93 6 28 7 0 2 0 14 10 - 8 0 - 0 2 .301 .369 .441
1945 Pirates 23 33 2 8 2 0 0 0 6 2 - 2 0 - 1 2 .242 .306 .303
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
16 Years 1,458 4,255 388 1,312 244 22 77 2 647 386 - 326 50 - 22 100 .308 .369 .430
Spud Davis

Spud Davis Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1928 Cardinals C 2 - - 8 4.0 6 6 0 2 0 0 - - .750 0.00 -
1928 Phillies C 49 - - 199 4.1 195 149 46 4 7 5 - - .980 0.00 -
1929 Phillies C 89 - - 255 2.9 245 198 47 10 7 4 - - .961 0.00 -
1930 Phillies C 96 - - 362 3.8 357 307 50 5 6 4 - - .986 0.00 -
1931 Phillies C 114 - - 501 4.4 498 420 78 3 10 5 - - .994 0.00 -
1932 Phillies C 120 - - 468 3.9 462 408 54 6 15 2 - - .987 0.00 -
1933 Phillies C 132 - - 472 3.6 464 395 69 8 9 10 - - .983 0.00 -
1934 Cardinals C 94 - - 507 5.4 501 459 42 6 7 2 - - .988 0.00 -
1935 Cardinals 1B 5 - - 48 9.6 48 48 0 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1935 Cardinals C 81 - - 372 4.6 369 335 34 3 2 4 - - .992 0.00 -
1936 Cardinals 3B 2 - - 5 2.5 5 1 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1936 Cardinals C 103 - - 456 4.4 449 390 59 7 7 3 - - .985 0.00 -
1937 Reds C 59 - - 347 5.9 340 300 40 7 3 1 - - .980 0.00 -
1938 Reds C 11 - - 52 4.7 50 43 7 2 1 3 - - .962 0.00 -
1938 Phillies C 63 - - 249 4.0 244 217 27 5 5 2 - - .980 0.00 -
1939 Phillies C 85 - - 300 3.5 300 260 40 0 1 5 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1940 Pirates C 87 - - 361 4.1 349 288 61 12 11 2 - - .967 0.00 -
1941 Pirates C 49 - - 113 2.3 113 97 16 0 3 2 - - 1.000 0.00 -
1944 Pirates C 35 - - 89 2.5 86 76 10 3 3 0 - - .966 0.00 -
1945 Pirates C 13 - - 31 2.4 30 26 4 1 0 0 - - .968 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
C Totals 1,282 0 0 5,142 4.0 5,058 4,374 684 84 97 54 n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
1B Totals 5 0 0 48 9.6 48 48 0 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
3B Totals 2 0 0 5 2.5 5 1 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
16 Years 1,289 - - 5,195 4.0 5,111 4,423 688 84 101 54 n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
Spud Davis

Spud Davis Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1928 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 5.0 - - -
1928 Phillies 0 - - - - n/a 54.3 14.8 9.1 - - -
1929 Phillies 1 - - - - n/a 37.6 15.5 5.5 - - -
1930 Phillies 1 - - - - n/a 23.5 16.5 5.1 - - -
1931 Phillies 0 - - - - n/a 98.3 14.0 7.7 - - -
1932 Phillies 1 - - - - n/a 28.7 10.3 5.7 - - -
1933 Phillies 2 - - - - n/a 55.0 20.6 7.6 - - -
1934 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 38.6 12.9 5.3 - - -
1935 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 315.0 10.5 5.3 - - -
1936 Cardinals 0 - - - - n/a 90.8 10.7 6.2 - - -
1937 Reds 0 - - - - n/a 69.7 13.9 6.3 - - -
1938 Reds 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 6.0 36.0 - - -
1938 Phillies 1 - - - - n/a 107.5 15.4 9.3 - - -
1939 Phillies 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 10.1 8.8 - - -
1940 Pirates 0 - - - - n/a 57.0 14.3 7.3 - - -
1941 Pirates 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 9.7 17.8 - - -
1944 Pirates 0 - - - - n/a 46.5 11.6 6.6 - - -
1945 Pirates 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 16.5 5.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
16 Years 6 - - - - n/a 55.3 13.1 6.6 - - -
Spud Davis

Spud Davis Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1928 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1929 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1930 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1931 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1932 Philadelphia Phillies 7 Undetermined n/a -
1933 Philadelphia Phillies 8 Undetermined - -
1934 St. Louis Cardinals 8 Undetermined - Stats
1935 St. Louis Cardinals 8 Undetermined - -
1936 St. Louis Cardinals 8 Undetermined - -
1937 Cincinnati Reds 24 Undetermined - -
1938 Cincinnati Reds 36 Undetermined - -
1938 Philadelphia Phillies 28, 4 Undetermined - -
1939 Philadelphia Phillies 4 Undetermined - -
1940 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 Undetermined - -
1941 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 Undetermined - -
1944 Pittsburgh Pirates 36 Undetermined - -
1945 Pittsburgh Pirates 36 Undetermined n/a -




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