Bob Davis vs. Jesse Williams — Career Comparison

Bob Davis
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Jesse Williams
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Bob Davis and Jesse Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Jesse Williams posted stronger numbers in slugging (.283 vs .262) and home run production (1 career HR at a higher rate). Bob Davis had the advantage in on-base percentage (.256 vs .245). By the career numbers, Jesse Williams had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Davis and Jesse Williams

Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
237.06
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
19
232.65
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
734
600
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
543.6
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
563.27
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
107.08
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
84.2
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
85.71
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.53
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.45
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
4.9
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
22.89
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41.42
33.86
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
43.35
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
142.23
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
159.18
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
145.5
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
146.94
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.511
0.511
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
40.87
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
85.71
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
41.69
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
77.66
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.46
31.44
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.52
43.1
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.72
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
32.7
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.72
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
118
96.46
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.22
6.22
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.53
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.45
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
24
19.62
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Bob Davis and Jesse Williams

Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
1.35
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.63
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.02
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.86
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5584
27
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
27
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1861.1
9
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
9
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
959
4.64
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.6
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.48
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.51
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.12
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
5.24
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
4.2
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
5.12
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
4.11
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.796
3.796
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.526
2.526
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.63
75.63
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.63
52.63
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.63
Jesse Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.35
Jesse Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0