Willie Davis vs. Ian Desmond — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star

Willie Davis and Ian Desmond are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 100 for Willie Davis, 100 for Ian Desmond), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 112). The overall lean goes to Willie Davis, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Willie Davis and Ian Desmond

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1478
149.19
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
5442
549.33
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1432
144.55
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
37
3.73
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
11.12
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
43.68
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
739.84
74.68
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3778
230.79
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1862
187.95
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
724
73.08
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
711
71.77
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1254
126.58
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.59
77.07
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
387
39.06
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.31
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
977
59.68
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
4.24
4.24
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.07
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
33
3.33
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
39
3.94
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
7.82
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
181
18.27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
56
5.65
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
237
23.92
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Ian Desmond

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1451
1.06
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219
1
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
1.01
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6036
4.4
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5860
4.27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.039
4.039
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0