Joe Craig vs. Willie Davis — Career Comparison

Joe Craig
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IILeft Fielder
Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Joe Craig and Willie Davis are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Craig posted stronger numbers in OPS (.745 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.401 vs .316). Willie Davis had the advantage in slugging (.412 vs .344). By the career numbers, Joe Craig had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Craig and Willie Davis

Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
179.06
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
191
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
157
493.19
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
45
141.36
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
125.65
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1846
112.77
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.28
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.28
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24.91
78.25
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
54
169.63
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
235.6
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
106.81
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.68
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
185.34
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28.79
90.45
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.12
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
94.24
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
191
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
30
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.57
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Joe Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24

Fielding Stats for Joe Craig and Willie Davis

Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.19
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.05
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219
1
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.6
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.06
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.76
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5719
2.59
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.74
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5592
2.53
Joe Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.7
98.7
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.407
2.407
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.46
88.46
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.01
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0