Willie Davis vs. Bill Johnson — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Bill Johnson
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaHilldale ClubEast-West LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Bill Johnson posted the stronger offensive profile against Willie Davis. Bill Johnson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.765 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .316). Willie Davis had the advantage in home run production (182 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Johnson 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 Johnson

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
157.95
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
585
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
518
531.28
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
148
151.79
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
106
108.72
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
23.59
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
8.43
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.28
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.21
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
43.08
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78.52
80.53
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
217
222.56
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
201.03
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
68
69.74
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
73.85
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
135.38
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85.85
88.05
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.12
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.05
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
47.18
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292.5
292.5
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
19.49
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.26
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.05
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.31
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Bill Johnson

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.66
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.98
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2505
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
835
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5449
2.47
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
3.45
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.65
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
4.1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Bill Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.468
2.468
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.09
59.09
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.53
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0