Horace Davis vs. Jim Rivera — Career Comparison

Horace Davis
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman
Jim Rivera
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Horace Davis and Jim Rivera are closely matched on the surface stats. Horace Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.250 vs .733) and slugging (1.000 vs .402). Jim Rivera had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 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 Rivera

Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1171
175.3
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4008
600
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3552
531.74
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.762
0.762
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
911
136.38
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
617
92.37
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
23.2
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
8.38
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
12.43
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
44.01
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
494.52
74.03
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1427
213.62
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1299
194.46
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
503
75.3
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
63.17
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
842
126.05
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
154.74
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501.6
75.09
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.44
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
54.64
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.29
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
523
78.29
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.66
7.66
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
6.59
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.59
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
56
8.38
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
23.95
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
10.48
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
34.43
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.57
69.57

Fielding Stats for Horace Davis and Jim Rivera

Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
1.66
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
0.96
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17350
27
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5783.1
9
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2298
3.58
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.13
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.08
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2438
3.79
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2384
3.71
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.79
97.79
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.72
57.72
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.07
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0