Willie Davis vs. Rick Ferrell — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Rick Ferrell
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueHall of FameCatcherAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Rick Ferrell holds a real edge over Willie Davis in this comparison. Rick Ferrell led in walk rate (BB%+ 133 vs 55), contact rate (K%+ 220 vs 156), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 110 vs 100). Willie Davis held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 111 vs 47). The edge belongs to Rick Ferrell.

Hitting Stats for Willie Davis and Rick Ferrell

Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1884
159.84
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
7072
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
6028
511.43
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1692
143.55
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1295
109.87
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
324
27.49
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
45
3.82
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.38
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
397
33.68
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
894.66
75.9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2190
185.8
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2633
223.39
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
687
58.29
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1053
64.32
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
734
62.27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1393
118.18
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
978.59
83.02
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.12
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
0.85
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
78.99
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
23.5
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.53
25.53
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
8.74
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.67
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
29
2.46
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2.97
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
64
5.43
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
45.31
45.31

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Rick Ferrell

Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2323
1.05
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1806
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59615
27
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19871.2
9
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.06
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1127
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.06
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5719
2.59
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8510
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5592
2.53
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8375
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.41
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.407
2.407
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.637
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.01
Rick Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0