Jody Richard Davis (born 12 November 1956) is an American former professional baseball player and minor league manager. He was a catcher in Major League Baseball with the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves from to . A two-time National League All-Star, Davis won the 1986 National League Gold Glove Award. Major League career Davis was selected by the New York Mets in the third round of the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft. In , the Mets traded him to the St. Louis Cardinals and in he was drafted from the Cardinals by the Chicago Cubs in the Rule 5 draft. Davis made his major league debut on 21 April 1981 at the age of 24, and became the Cubs starting catcher as a rookie. In the earlier years of his career, Davis showed promise on offense and became a fan favorite among Cubs fans. In his second full season, 1983, he set what would turn out to be career highs with 151 games played, a batting average of .271 and 24 home runs. Davis also had 84 RBI in the same season. In 1984, he set a career high with 94 RBI and earned his first All-Star selection, as the Cubs won the National League Eastern Division title, their first title of any kind since . In the only post-season appearance of his career, Davis hit .389 with 2 doubles, 2 home runs, 6 RBI and an .833 slugging percentage in the 1984 National League Championship Series as the Cubs were defeated by the San Diego Padres in a five-game series. Davis possessed a strong throwing arm and finished second among National League catchers in caught stealing percentage in 1981. In 1982, he finished second among National League catchers, behind Gold Glove winner Gary Carter, in Total Zone Runs, and he finished eighth among all National League players in Defensive Wins Above Replacement (Defensive WAR). However, Davis slumped defensively in 1983, leading the league in passed balls with 21 and finishing second in errors with 13. In 1984, with the help of bullpen coach and former catcher Johnny Oates, Davis began to regain his form as a defensive asset. In 1985, his 1.6 Defensive WAR once again placed him among the top 10 defensive players in the league. In 1986, Davis turned in a stellar defensive campaign. He led National League catchers in putouts, assists, and baserunners caught stealing, and