Willie Davis vs. Spider Jorgensen — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Spider Jorgensen
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Willie Davis and Spider Jorgensen are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Davis posted stronger numbers in slugging (.412 vs .384) and batting average (.279 vs .266). Spider Jorgensen had the advantage in OPS (.743 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 Spider Jorgensen

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
183.09
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PA
875
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PA
755
517.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Spider Jorgensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PA
201
137.83
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PA
141
96.69
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
27.43
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.54
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.17
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PA
60
41.14
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Spider Jorgensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112.56
77.18
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PA
290
198.86
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
212.57
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Spider Jorgensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Spider Jorgensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Spider Jorgensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Spider Jorgensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PA
97
66.51
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
73.37
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
133.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119.42
81.89
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.12
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.06
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
72.69
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Spider Jorgensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
51.43
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Spider Jorgensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.67
11.67
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Spider Jorgensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
1.41
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.54
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Spider Jorgensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.8
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.43
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.43
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Spider Jorgensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Spider Jorgensen

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2323
1.05
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59615
27
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19871.2
9
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.06
Spider Jorgensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.06
Spider Jorgensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5719
2.59
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5592
2.53
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.14
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.407
2.407
Spider Jorgensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.573
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.01
Spider Jorgensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spider Jorgensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0