Matt Davidson vs. Jerry Willard — Career Comparison

Matt Davidson
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueDesignated Hitter
Jerry Willard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Matt Davidson and Jerry Willard are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt Davidson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.720 vs .706) and slugging (.430 vs .384). Jerry Willard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .290). By the career numbers, Matt Davidson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Matt Davidson and Jerry Willard

Matt Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
311
167.81
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
234.58
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
885
600
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
541.19
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
783
530.85
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
119.24
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
132.2
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
120
64.75
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
94.92
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
24.82
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
19.66
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.54
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
29.14
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
25
16.95
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
54.5
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
37.29
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131.01
70.69
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
98.64
66.87
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431
232.55
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
301
204.07
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
173.74
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
190.51
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
58.81
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
55.59
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
84.71
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
114
77.29
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
114.39
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
115.93
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120.74
65.15
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102.65
69.59
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.01
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.03
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
47.48
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
56.27
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.54
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.36
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
381
205.58
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
109.15
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.32
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
12.41
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
12.2
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.62
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.62
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50

Fielding Stats for Matt Davidson and Jerry Willard

Matt Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.15
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.25
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.01
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
1
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3516
27
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5466
27
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1172
9
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1822
9
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
4.12
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1085
5.36
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.5
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
5.23
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
5.94
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
667
5.12
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
5.86
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.94
97.94
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.75
98.75
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.447
4.447
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.673
4.673
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
88
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.53
79.53
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.41
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.77
Matt Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.31