Willie Davis vs. Earl Jones — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Earl Jones
UnknownThrows RightBats RightDetroit StarsNegro American LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Willie Davis and Earl Jones are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Davis posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.316 vs .300) and batting average (.279 vs .222). Earl Jones had the advantage in OPS (.856 vs .728). 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 Earl Jones

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Earl Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
8.43
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
43.68
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Earl Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
86.6
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3778
230.79
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3030
185.09
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Earl Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Earl Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.856
0.856
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Earl Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Earl Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Earl Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
90
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.12
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Earl Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.07
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Earl Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24
Earl Jones
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Earl Jones

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.35
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.7
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.06
Earl Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.15
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.15
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Earl Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.407
2.407
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.45
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0