Willie Davis vs. Brian Downing — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Brian Downing
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Brian Downing holds a real edge over Willie Davis in this comparison. Brian Downing led in walk rate (BB%+ 157 vs 55), home run production (HR/PA+ 137 vs 111), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 119 vs 100). Willie Davis held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 156 vs 125). The edge belongs to Brian Downing.

Hitting Stats for Willie Davis and Brian Downing

Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2344
151.08
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
9309
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
7853
506.16
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
2099
135.29
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1436
92.56
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
360
23.2
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1.8
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
182
11.12
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
17.72
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
663
42.73
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1286.96
82.95
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
3340
215.28
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3425
220.75
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1188
76.57
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1073
69.16
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1986
128.01
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326.5
85.5
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.31
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
77.15
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
55
3.54
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
977
59.68
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
72.64
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
8.26
8.26
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.07
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
60
3.87
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
70
4.51
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
7.82
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
197
12.7
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
50
3.22
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
44
2.84
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
94
6.06
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
53.19
53.19

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Brian Downing

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
1.11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219
1
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
1.04
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
35469
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
11823
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5449
2.47
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4881
3.72
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.28
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.06
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.04
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5305
4.04
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5254
4
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.599
3.599
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.02
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.4
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.2