Earl Davis vs. Bill Sharp — Career Comparison

Earl Davis
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark DodgersNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Bill Sharp
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Earl Davis and Bill Sharp are closely matched on the surface stats. Earl Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.684 vs .648) and on-base percentage (.366 vs .307). Bill Sharp had the advantage in slugging (.341 vs .317). By the career numbers, Earl 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 Earl Davis and Bill Sharp

Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
156.16
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
195.58
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1221
600
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
63
517.81
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1104
542.51
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
147.95
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
138.08
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
131.51
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
104.18
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
25.55
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.93
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.42
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
33.91
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.22
67.53
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110.44
54.27
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
20
164.38
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
184.77
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
213.7
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
178.38
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
65.75
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
59.95
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
98.63
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
46.68
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
164.38
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
102.21
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.69
79.64
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119.77
58.86
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.44
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
65.75
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
36.86
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.95
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
109
53.56
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.2
11.2
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
12.29
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.91
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
23
11.3
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.47
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.9
Earl Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
7.37
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20

Fielding Stats for Earl Davis and Bill Sharp

Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.18
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.23
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.18
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
0.94
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
27
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7997
27
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
9
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2665.2
9
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.36
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.61
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.04
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.11
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.83
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
2.76
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
5.4
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
2.72
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.55
92.55
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.53
98.53
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.579
4.579
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Earl Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.86
76.86
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Bill Sharp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sharp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0