Willard Brown vs. Ed Delahanty — Career Comparison

Willard Brown
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderAll-Star
Ed Delahanty
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Willard Brown posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Delahanty. Willard Brown posted stronger numbers in OPS (.985 vs .917) and slugging (.585 vs .505). Ed Delahanty had the advantage in on-base percentage (.411 vs .400). By the career numbers, Willard Brown had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willard Brown and Ed Delahanty

Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
473
144.43
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1837
131.21
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1965
600
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8400
600
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1818
555.11
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7510
536.43
Willard Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Willard Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.009
1.009
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.954
0.954
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
643
196.34
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2597
185.5
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
395
120.61
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1788
127.71
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
42.44
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
522
37.29
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
14.05
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
13.29
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
19.24
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
7.21
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
248
75.73
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
57.79
Willard Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Willard Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Willard Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
412.6
125.98
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1663.61
118.83
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1063
324.58
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3794
271
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
784
239.39
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3433
245.21
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Willard Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Willard Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.985
0.985
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.917
0.917
Willard Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Willard Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Willard Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.101
1.101
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
1.035
1.035
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
368
112.37
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1600
114.29
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432
131.91
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1466
104.71
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
737
225.04
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2965
211.79
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
433.61
132.4
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1718.49
122.75
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.22
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.71
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
137
41.83
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
742
53
Willard Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.31
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.89
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
439
31.36
Willard Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122.81
122.81
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
19.13
19.13
Willard Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.56
8.56
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.53
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
3.86
Willard Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.31
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.61
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
95
29.01
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
32.57
Willard Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.92
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
98
29.92
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
32.57
Willard Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
96.94
96.94
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willard Brown and Ed Delahanty

Willard Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Willard Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1.12
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1859
1.03
Willard Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.06
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11487
27
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48654
27
Willard Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
9
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16218
9
Willard Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
850
2
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6076
3.37
Willard Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
0.48
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1053
0.58
Willard Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.14
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
0.24
Willard Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
2.62
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7563
4.2
Willard Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
2.48
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7129
3.96
Willard Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.71
94.71
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.26
94.26
Willard Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.209
2.209
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.835
3.835
Willard Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.35
94.35
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.08
Ed Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
0.16
Willard Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0