Willie Davis vs. Gus James — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Gus James
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Willie Davis posted the stronger offensive profile against Gus James. Willie Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .710) and slugging (.412 vs .388). Gus James had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 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 Gus James

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
150
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
240
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
219
547.5
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
61
152.5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1846
112.77
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
115
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
8.43
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
37.5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.29
73.23
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
85
212.5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
187.5
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
23
57.5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
132.5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32.99
82.47
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
9
22.5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
9
22.5
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Gus James

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.12
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1452
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5449
2.47
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.75
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.12
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.33
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
4.2
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.87
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.04
92.04
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.467
3.467
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.67
56.67
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0