Horace Davis vs. Bob Elliott — Career Comparison

Horace Davis
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman
Bob Elliott
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird BasemanMVPAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Horace Davis and Bob Elliott are closely matched on the surface stats. Horace Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.250 vs .815) and slugging (1.000 vs .440). Bob Elliott had the advantage in on-base percentage (.375 vs .250). By the career numbers, Horace 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 Horace Davis and Bob Elliott

Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1978
144.91
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8190
600
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7141
523.15
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.828
0.828
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2061
150.99
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1415
103.66
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
27.99
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.89
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
12.45
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
646
47.33
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1189.43
87.14
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3141
230.11
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3044
223
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.815
0.815
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1064
77.95
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1195
87.55
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2089
153.04
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
154.74
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1248.97
91.5
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
1.17
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
70.84
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
604
44.25
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.56
13.56
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
1.6
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
4.84
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
187
13.7
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
4.4
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.15
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
4.54
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.77
96.77

Fielding Stats for Horace Davis and Bob Elliott

Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1906
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2519
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2790
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5570
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5309
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.785
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0