Willie Davis vs. Spud Johnson — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Spud Johnson
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Willie Davis and Spud Johnson are closely matched on the surface stats. Spud Johnson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.760 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .316). Willie Davis had the advantage in slugging (.412 vs .392). By the career numbers, Spud 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 Spud Johnson

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
148.38
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
331
135.75
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1463
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1324
542.99
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.817
0.817
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2561
156.44
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
164.05
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1846
112.77
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
320
131.24
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
45
18.46
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
8.43
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
12.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.64
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
80
32.81
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220.77
90.54
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
519
212.85
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
539
221.05
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.813
0.813
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
246
100.89
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
97.61
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
480
196.86
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238.8
97.94
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
12.3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
44.7
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
28.71
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.9
20.9
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
1.56
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.07
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
24.31
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
38.14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
32.32
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
38.14
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Spud Johnson

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8019
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2673
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
1.45
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.37
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Spud Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.24
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5719
2.59
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
2.06
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5592
2.53
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
1.81
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.22
88.22
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.407
2.407
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.628
1.628
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spud Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0