Willie Davis vs. Duke Farrell — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Duke Farrell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Willie Davis and Duke Farrell are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Davis posted stronger numbers in slugging (.412 vs .385) and home run production (182 career HR at a higher rate). Duke Farrell had the advantage in on-base percentage (.338 vs .316). 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 Duke Farrell

Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1565
149.93
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
6263
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
5682
544.34
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1572
150.6
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1846
112.77
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1186
113.62
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
211
20.21
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
8.43
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
11.78
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
52
4.98
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
386
36.98
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
800.28
76.67
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2185
209.32
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2102
201.37
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Duke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Duke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Duke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
829
79.42
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
916
87.75
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1693
162.19
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
877.53
84.07
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
4.79
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Duke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
480
45.98
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Duke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
35.35
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Duke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.97
16.97
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Duke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
1.3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.07
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
51
4.89
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Duke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
150
14.37
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
150
14.37
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Duke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Duke Farrell

Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1522
1.05
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.04
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39045
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13015
9
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5449
2.47
Duke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5627
3.89
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Duke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2152
1.49
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
0.39
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Duke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8341
5.77
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Duke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7779
5.38
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.26
93.26
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Duke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.111
5.111
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Duke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
0.2
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Duke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1464
1.01
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1156
0.8