Lave Cross vs. Willie Davis — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star

Lave Cross and Willie Davis are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 102 for Lave Cross, 100 for Willie Davis), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 111 vs 115). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Willie Davis

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
148.38
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
9084
559.53
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.745
0.745
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2561
156.44
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1846
112.77
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
136
8.38
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
594
36.59
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
3475
214.04
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
193.9
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.12
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466
28.7
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
303
18.66
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
303
18.66
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Willie Davis

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2298
1.06
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9405
4.32
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
4.05
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.14
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0