Willie Davis vs. Hugh Duffy — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Hugh Duffy
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Hugh Duffy posted the stronger offensive profile against Willie Davis. Hugh Duffy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.837 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.386 vs .316). Willie Davis had the advantage in home run production (182 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Hugh Duffy 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 Hugh Duffy

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
148.38
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
1737
132.92
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
7841
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
7044
539.01
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.894
0.894
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2561
156.44
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2293
175.46
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1846
112.77
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1743
133.38
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
24.87
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
8.43
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
9.11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
106
8.11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
550
42.09
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1361.01
104.15
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3778
230.79
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3174
242.88
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2986
228.49
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.837
0.837
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.935
0.935
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1554
118.91
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
99.63
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2750
210.43
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1449.19
110.89
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.12
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
29
2.22
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
664
50.81
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
20.51
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.26
29.26
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
2.48
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
7.96
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
398
24.31
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
574
43.92
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
529
32.32
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
574
43.92
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Hugh Duffy

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2323
1.05
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1727
1.03
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.01
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45348
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15116
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3449
2.05
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
0.21
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
0.15
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5719
2.59
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4042
2.41
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5592
2.53
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3795
2.26
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.89
93.89
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.407
2.407
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.198
2.198
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Hugh Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.03
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0