Willie Davis vs. Sug Jones — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Sug Jones
Greatest GenerationLouisianaNorth AmericaLittle Rock GraysNegro Southern LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Sug Jones posted the stronger offensive profile against Willie Davis. Sug Jones posted stronger numbers in OPS (.844 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.381 vs .316). Willie Davis had the advantage in home run production (182 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Sug Jones 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 Sug Jones

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
148.38
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
10
142.86
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9174
560.42
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
585.71
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2561
156.44
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
214.29
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1846
112.77
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
157.14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
43.68
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.23
103.33
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3778
230.79
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
271.43
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
228.57
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.844
0.844
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.846
0.846
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1053
64.32
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
6
85.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.86
112.35
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.12
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
25.53
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.07
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
24.31
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Sug Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Sug Jones

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219
1
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.15
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5449
2.47
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
6.58
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
7.27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.04
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.83
96.83
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Sug Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.546
5.546
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sug Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0