Spud Davis Virgil Lawrence Davis Bats Right Throws Right Height 6'1 Weight 197 Born December 20, 1904 Birmingham, AL Died August 14, 1984 Birmingham, AL

Batting  

 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1928 23 NDA       245   76   2   1   1   21   25                     0      .310  .278  .339  .376   83 
 1929 24 NDA       359   99  13   3  12   45   55                     5      .276  .265  .429  .391  154 
 1930 25 NDA       242   67  14   2  11   33   44                     4      .277  .280  .488  .430  118 
 1931 26 SAH  117  371  101  11   0   6   24   49                     1   7  .272  .263  .350  .388  130 
 1932 27 SAH  152  549  161  25   6  13   53   58                    11   4  .293  .244  .432  .366  237 

 1933 28 SAH  134  573  197  27   2  14   79   49   50   41   5   6   1   4  .344  .286  .471  .411  270 
 1934 29 SAH  128  446  124  24   3  11   54   66   49   51   6   6   0   0  .278  .292  .419  .429  187 
 1935 30 SAH   78  190   57  14   1   0   24   27   12   16   2   0   0   0  .300  .282  .384  .411   73 
 1936 31 SAH   56   69   23   7   0   2   16    7    6   11   0   0   0   1  .333  .286  .522  .410   36 
 1937 32 BRK   91  281   69  14   0   3   29   33   39   23   1   0   1   0  .246  .266  .327  .414   92 

 1938 33 BRK   73  184   38   3   0   2   10   20   19   23   1   0   0   1  .207  .272  .255  .411   47 
 1939 34 BRK  116  442  148  16   1   5   50   36   30   54   1   0   1   0  .335  .277  .410  .412  181 
 1940 35 BRK  149  631  183  18   1  19  107   83   45   80   7   1   1   1  .290  .266  .412  .414  260 
 1941 36 BRK  154  449   93  10   2   1   27   34   27   84   1   0   1   0  .207  .268  .245  .403  110 
 1944 39 BRK  153  573  137  24   0   8   57   51   41  125   2  13   0   0  .239  .266  .323  .402  185 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 15 Seasons  1401 5604 1573 222  22 108  629  637  318  508  26  26  26  18  .281  .271  .386  .404 2163
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg  154  523  146  21   2   9   58   56   43   69   4   4   2   2  .281  ----  .386  ----  199
 Career High  154  631  197  27   6  19  107   83   50   84   6   6  11   7  .344  ----  .471  ----  270
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Yrs.  NDA       846  242  29   6  24   99  124                     9      .286  .274  .420  .399  355 
 12 Yrs. BRK 1401 4758 1331 193  16  84  530  513  318  508  26  26  17  18  .280  .271  .380  .405 1808 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 

Postseason Batting

 Year Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA   SLG   TB 
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
 1940 BRK MON   L    7   31    8   0   0   0    5    1    2    4   1   0   0   0  .258  .258    8 
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
               0-1   7   31    8   0   0   0    5    1    2    4   1   0   0   0  .258  .258    8 
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+


WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Stats are Year-Value-Rank

All-Star 1932 1933 1939 1940

Batting Average 1932-.293-1 1933-.344-6 1940-.335-4

Hits 1940-183-10

Runs 1940-107-10

Triples 1932-6-5

At Bats 1940-631-10

Player of the Week, Week 2, 1933

Transactions January 1, 1928: Drafted 7th round (56th overall) by North Dallas. December 12, 1930: Traded by North Dallas with George Blaeholder, Gus Mancuso, Red Faber, Ed Morgan, Bob Smith and a player-to-be-named to Sahara for their first and second round picks in 1931.

Biography Spud Davis is rarely mentioned when great catchers are discussed, yet his lifetime performance stands him just outside the Hall of Fame. Offensively, Spud's .308 career average is 3rd all-time among catchers, behind Mickey Cochrane (.320) and Bill Dickey (.313). Davis hit over .300 nine times. His high of .349 in 1933 was second in the National League. From 1929-1935, his first seven full years in the majors, he averaged .327, 8 HRs and 61 RBI. These figures stack up very well against the first 7 seasons of more recognized stars as Cochrane (.326 10 73), Dickey (.316 11 77), Gabby Hartnett (.299 17 68), and Ernie Lombardi (.321 11 66). Davis also compares favorably as a defensive backstop. His lifetime fielding percentage of .984 compares well with Cochrane's .985, Dickey's .988, Hartnett's .984 and Lombardi's .979. Two major factors separate Davis from these other stars, First, he had fewer strong seasons. Second, he played most of his career with second division teams while the others played with high visible champions and contenders. Source: 1993 Conlon Card #863