Willie Davis vs. Grant Johnson — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Grant Johnson
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Grant Johnson posted the stronger offensive profile against Willie Davis. Grant Johnson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.857 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.402 vs .316). Willie Davis had the advantage in home run production (182 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Grant 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 Grant Johnson

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
148.38
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
192
135.53
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
850
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
752
530.82
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Grant Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Grant Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.883
0.883
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2561
156.44
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
177.88
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1846
112.77
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
131.29
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
35.29
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.65
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.65
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
43.68
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
46.59
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146.62
103.49
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3778
230.79
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
241.41
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
336
237.18
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Grant Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Grant Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Grant Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Grant Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Grant Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.898
0.898
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Grant Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
99.53
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
83.29
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
177.18
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155.45
109.73
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
16.24
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
43.06
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Grant Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.88
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Grant Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
16.24
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
16.24
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Grant Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Grant Johnson

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2323
1.05
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.02
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.57
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5062
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1687.1
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
2.08
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Grant Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
3.42
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Grant Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.37
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1102
5.88
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1032
5.5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Grant Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.375
5.375
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.21
55.21
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Grant Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.3
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0