Willie Davis vs. Bill Francis — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Bill Francis
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Willie Davis posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Francis. Willie Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .585) and slugging (.412 vs .271). 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 Bill Francis

Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
148.38
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
620
147.44
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
2523
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
2107
501.07
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
449
106.78
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
362
86.09
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
61
14.51
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
4.28
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
87
20.69
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1193.33
72.9
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
218.31
51.92
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
570
135.55
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3030
185.09
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
760
180.74
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.565
0.565
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
312
74.2
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1053
64.32
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
205
48.75
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
509
121.05
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.59
77.07
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
243.73
57.96
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
7.85
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278
66.11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.48
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.5
1261.5
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
139
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
24.97
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
55
13.08
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Bill Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
55
13.08
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Bill Francis

Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Bill Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.08
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Bill Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.44
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Bill Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15666
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Bill Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5222
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Bill Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
742
1.28
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1242
2.14
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.21
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Bill Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2107
3.63
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Bill Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1984
3.42
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Bill Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.16
94.16
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.174
3.174
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Bill Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.28
41.28
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Bill Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.12
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0