Willie Davis vs. Herman Franks — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Herman Franks
Greatest GenerationUtahThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Willie Davis posted the stronger offensive profile against Herman Franks. Willie Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .578) and on-base percentage (.316 vs .302). 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 Herman Franks

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
238.48
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
473
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
403
511.21
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
80
101.48
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
57
72.3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
18
22.83
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.54
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.81
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
23
29.18
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Herman Franks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1193.33
72.9
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
35.99
45.65
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
111
140.8
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3030
185.09
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
140
177.59
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
35
44.4
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1053
64.32
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
43
54.55
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
75
95.14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.59
77.07
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
37.49
47.56
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.81
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
72.3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Herman Franks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
46.93
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Herman Franks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.78
12.78
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Herman Franks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
1.54
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.68
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
7.82
Herman Franks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.95
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.54
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Herman Franks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.54
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Herman Franks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Herman Franks

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Herman Franks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2323
1.05
Herman Franks
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Herman Franks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59615
27
Herman Franks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19871.2
9
Herman Franks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Herman Franks
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.06
Herman Franks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.06
Herman Franks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5719
2.59
Herman Franks
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5592
2.53
Herman Franks
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Herman Franks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.52
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.407
2.407
Herman Franks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.203
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Herman Franks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.01
Herman Franks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Franks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Franks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Franks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Franks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0