Willie Davis vs. Matt Downs — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Matt Downs
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Willie Davis posted the stronger offensive profile against Matt Downs. Willie Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .705) and on-base percentage (.316 vs .298). Matt Downs had the advantage in home run production (20 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Willie 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 Willie Davis and Matt Downs

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
261.86
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
582
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
527
543.3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
121
124.74
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
69
71.13
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
31.96
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
11.12
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
20.62
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
43.68
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
53.61
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1193.33
72.9
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
65.32
67.34
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
214
220.62
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3030
185.09
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
172
177.32
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.702
0.702
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
58
59.79
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
68.04
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
104
107.22
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.59
77.07
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
62.12
64.04
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.34
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
41.24
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.06
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
977
59.68
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
121.65
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.93
4.93
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.07
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.09
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
7.82
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11.34
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.09
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.12
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.22
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Matt Downs

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.44
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.93
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3115
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038.1
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5449
2.47
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
2.63
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.87
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
4.61
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
4.5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.127
3.127
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.46
64.46
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.49
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0