George Davis vs. Cal Ripken Jr. — Career Comparison

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When their careers are measured against the same standard, Cal Ripken Jr. comes out clearly ahead of George Davis across most offensive categories. Cal Ripken Jr. led in home run production (HR/PA+ 174 vs 83), contact rate (K%+ 151 vs 108), and slugging (SLG+ 129 vs 109). George Davis held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 130 vs 104). Cal Ripken Jr. was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for George Davis and Cal Ripken Jr.

George Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2372
139.83
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3001
139.77
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10178
600
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12883
600
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
9045
533.21
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11551
537.96
George Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
George Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.798
0.798
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2665
157.1
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3184
148.29
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1976
116.49
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2106
98.08
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
453
26.7
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
603
28.08
George Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
9.61
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
44
2.05
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
73
4.3
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431
20.07
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
689
40.62
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1078
50.21
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1510.19
89.03
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1729.27
80.54
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3663
215.94
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5168
240.69
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3614
213.05
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4379
203.94
George Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.788
0.788
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
George Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.731
0.731
George Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1545
91.08
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1647
76.71
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1440
84.89
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1695
78.94
George Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2912
171.66
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2911
135.57
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1609.07
94.86
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1770.05
82.44
George Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.42
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
66
3.07
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
874
51.52
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1129
52.58
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
4.98
George Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
36.14
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1305
60.78
George Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.6
16.6
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
9.87
9.87
George Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
0.87
George Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
10.85
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
10
0.47
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
5.91
George Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
350
16.3
George Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
36.49
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
36
1.68
George Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
1.82
George Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
36.49
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
75
3.49
George Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
48
48

Fielding Stats for George Davis and Cal Ripken Jr.

George Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
George Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2363
1.04
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2977
1.03
George Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
0.31
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2958
1.03
George Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
61602
27
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77876
27
George Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20534
9
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25958.2
9
George Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5232
2.29
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4112
1.43
George Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6429
2.82
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8214
2.85
George Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
803
0.35
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.1
George Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12464
5.46
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12620
4.38
George Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11661
5.11
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12326
4.27
George Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.56
93.56
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
George Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.935
4.935
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
George Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.5
29.5
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.36
99.36
George Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
0.32
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1682
0.58
George Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0