Willie Bobo vs. Alvin Davis — Career Comparison

Willie Bobo
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueFirst Baseman
Alvin Davis
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Willie Bobo posted the stronger offensive profile against Alvin Davis. Willie Bobo posted stronger numbers in OPS (.882 vs .841) and on-base percentage (.405 vs .391). Alvin Davis had the advantage in home run production (160 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Willie Bobo had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie Bobo and Alvin Davis

Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
377
148.43
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1206
144.43
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PA
1524
600
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5010
600
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PA
1271
500.39
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4240
507.78
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.912
0.912
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.842
0.842
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
398
156.69
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1189
142.4
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
105.12
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
799
95.69
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
31.5
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
26.35
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.84
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.2
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PA
26
10.24
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
19.16
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
51.57
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
390
46.71
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269.45
106.08
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
757.57
90.73
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
606
238.58
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1909
228.62
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
594
233.86
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1902
227.78
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.882
0.882
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.975
0.975
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
100
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
568
68.02
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
93.31
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
683
81.8
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
465
183.07
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1091
130.66
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278.2
109.53
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
765.6
91.69
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.54
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
3.35
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PA
187
73.62
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
685
82.04
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
10.54
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.39
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
558
66.83
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1524
1524
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8.98
8.98
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
187
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.23
1.23
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
22.44
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.24
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.59
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
97
11.62
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
19.29
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.84
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
1.92
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
19.29
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.75
Willie Bobo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Willie Bobo and Alvin Davis

Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.44
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
887
1.05
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.06
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
1.03
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6894
27
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22917
27
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2298
9
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7639
9
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2868
11.23
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7803
9.19
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.46
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
0.67
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.29
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.08
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3058
11.98
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8442
9.95
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2985
11.69
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8375
9.87
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.61
97.61
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.21
99.21
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.111
8.111
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.442
9.442
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.37
73.37
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.99
98.99
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.59
Alvin Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
0.93
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Bobo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alvin Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0