Ben Davis vs. Otis Nixon — Career Comparison

Ben Davis
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Otis Nixon
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Ben Davis and Otis Nixon are closely matched on the surface stats. Ben Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.677 vs .659) and slugging (.366 vs .314). Otis Nixon had the advantage in on-base percentage (.345 vs .311). By the career numbers, Ben Davis had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ben Davis and Otis Nixon

Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
486
171.73
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1709
176.79
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1698
600
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5800
600
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1512
534.28
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5115
529.14
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
358
126.5
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1379
142.66
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
241
85.16
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1199
124.03
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
27.21
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
14.69
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.71
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.79
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
13.43
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.14
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
41.34
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
18.62
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
174.11
61.52
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
655.44
67.8
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
553
195.41
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1608
166.34
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
518
183.04
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1969
203.69
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
168
59.36
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
878
90.83
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
72.08
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
318
32.9
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
334
118.02
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1185
122.59
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
172.43
60.93
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
695.08
71.91
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.47
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.52
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
153
54.06
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
585
60.52
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.24
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.03
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
136.04
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
694
71.79
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4.41
4.41
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.36
8.36
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
0.84
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.47
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
6.93
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.71
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
2.9
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
14.13
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
7.45
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.18
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
64.14
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.83
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
19.24
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
17
6.01
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
806
83.38
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
52.94
52.94
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.92
76.92

Fielding Stats for Ben Davis and Otis Nixon

Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
1.16
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1528
1.22
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
0.96
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10942
27
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33822
27
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3647.1
9
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11274
9
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2808
6.93
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3313
2.64
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.43
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.05
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.03
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3009
7.42
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
2.72
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2984
7.36
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3370
2.69
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.94
98.94
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.363
6.363
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.206
2.206
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.14
86.14
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.73
78.73
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.08
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
0.55
Otis Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.28
Otis Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0