Luke Appling vs. Bob Davis — Career Comparison

Luke Appling
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Bob Davis
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Luke Appling posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Davis. Luke Appling posted stronger numbers in OPS (.798 vs .518) and on-base percentage (.399 vs .256). Bob Davis had the advantage in home run production (6 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Luke Appling had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Luke Appling and Bob Davis

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2422
141.87
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
237.06
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10243
600
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
734
600
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8856
518.75
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
665
543.6
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2749
161.03
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
131
107.08
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2162
126.64
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
103
84.2
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
25.77
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
15.53
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
5.97
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.45
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
2.64
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.9
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
587
34.38
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
28
22.89
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1488.21
87.17
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
41.42
33.86
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3528
206.66
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
174
142.23
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4062
237.94
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
178
145.5
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.511
0.511
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1319
77.26
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
50
40.87
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1116
65.37
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
51
41.69
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
140
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
95
77.66
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1608.48
94.22
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
38.46
31.44
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
0.64
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.72
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
76.27
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
32.7
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.72
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
528
30.93
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
96.46
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.4
19.4
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6.22
6.22
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
4.33
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.53
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.45
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
7.56
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
19.62
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
10.49
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
6.33
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
16.81
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.37
62.37
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Luke Appling and Bob Davis

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2359
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.35
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.02
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5584
27
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1861.1
9
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4674
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
959
4.64
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7543
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.48
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.12
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12889
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
5.24
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12217
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
5.12
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.79
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.179
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.796
3.796
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.63
75.63
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1475
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.63
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.35