Horace Davis vs. Jim Gantner — Career Comparison

Horace Davis
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman
Jim Gantner
Baby BoomersWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Horace Davis and Jim Gantner are closely matched on the surface stats. Horace Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.250 vs .675) and slugging (1.000 vs .351). Jim Gantner had the advantage in on-base percentage (.323 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 Jim Gantner

Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1801
159.33
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6782
600
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6189
547.54
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Jim Gantner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1696
150.04
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1349
119.35
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
262
23.18
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.36
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.16
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
30.7
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Gantner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Gantner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Gantner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
683.96
60.51
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2175
192.42
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2131
188.53
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Gantner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Jim Gantner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.671
0.671
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Gantner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jim Gantner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Jim Gantner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
726
64.23
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
568
50.25
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1247
110.32
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
154.74
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
753.68
66.68
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.6
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
33.88
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
3.54
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Gantner
Career
Per 600 PA
501
44.32
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.54
13.54
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
9.38
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
4.6
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Gantner
Career
Per 600 PA
135
11.94
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
12.12
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
6.9
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
19.02
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.72
63.72

Fielding Stats for Horace Davis and Jim Gantner

Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1820
1.1
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1662
1
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44713
27
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14904.1
9
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3358
2.03
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4942
2.98
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gantner
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.09
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8452
5.1
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8300
5.01
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Gantner
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.2
98.2
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Gantner
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.32
91.32
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gantner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
0.67
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gantner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gantner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gantner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gantner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0