Willie Davis vs. Brook Fordyce — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Brook Fordyce
Gen XConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Willie Davis comes out clearly ahead of Brook Fordyce across most offensive categories. Willie Davis led in contact rate (K%+ 156 vs 113), home run production (HR/PA+ 111 vs 83), and slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 95). Brook Fordyce held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 64 vs 55). Willie Davis was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Willie Davis and Brook Fordyce

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
623
189.46
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1973
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1807
549.52
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
467
142.02
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
319
97.01
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
31.32
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.22
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
11.12
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
12.47
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
43.68
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
45.01
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Brook Fordyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Brook Fordyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Brook Fordyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1193.33
72.9
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
215.32
65.48
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
701
213.18
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3030
185.09
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
603
183.38
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
172
52.31
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1053
64.32
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
188
57.17
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
319
97.01
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.59
77.07
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
223.07
67.84
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.17
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
36.19
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.82
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
977
59.68
Brook Fordyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
89.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
6.69
6.69
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.78
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.35
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
7.82
Brook Fordyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
10.95
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.43
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.82
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.26
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 600 PA
57.14
57.14

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Brook Fordyce

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
1.17
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219
1
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
1.01
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13689
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4563
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5449
2.47
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3299
6.51
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Brook Fordyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.36
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Brook Fordyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.08
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3526
6.95
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3484
6.87
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Brook Fordyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Brook Fordyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.895
5.895
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.97
86.97
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Brook Fordyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.06
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.06
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brook Fordyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
0.8
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brook Fordyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.25