Willie Davis vs. Heavy Johnson — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Heavy Johnson
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Heavy Johnson posted the stronger offensive profile against Willie Davis. Heavy Johnson posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.021 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.428 vs .316). By the career numbers, Heavy 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 Heavy Johnson

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
148.38
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
486
147.42
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1978
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1747
529.93
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Heavy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Heavy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.028
1.028
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2561
156.44
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
646
195.96
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1846
112.77
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
421
127.7
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
35.79
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
8.43
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
15.17
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
11.12
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
17.29
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
43.68
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
68.25
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Heavy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Heavy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Heavy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
431.1
130.77
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3778
230.79
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1035
313.95
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
825
250.25
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Heavy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Heavy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Heavy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.021
1.021
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Heavy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Heavy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Heavy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.145
1.145
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Heavy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
99.19
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
424
128.61
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
694
210.52
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
449.56
136.37
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.07
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
48.23
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Heavy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.12
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Heavy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282.57
282.57
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Heavy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.71
22.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
15.77
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Heavy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
14.26
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
14.26
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Heavy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Heavy Johnson

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
1.3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219
1
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
1.06
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10131
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3377
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
653
1.74
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.21
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Heavy Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5719
2.59
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
763
2.03
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5592
2.53
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
1.95
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.07
96.07
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.407
2.407
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.72
81.72
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heavy Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0