Willie Davis vs. Jack Lapp — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Jack Lapp
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Willie Davis and Jack Lapp are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 100 for Willie Davis, 100 for Jack Lapp), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 111). The overall lean goes to Willie Davis, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Willie Davis and Jack Lapp

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
567
188.06
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
1809
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
1581
524.38
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
416
137.98
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
326
108.13
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
59
19.57
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
8.43
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
8.62
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.66
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
90
29.85
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1193.33
72.9
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
197.62
65.54
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
542
179.77
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
600
199
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
168
55.72
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1053
64.32
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
166
55.06
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
329
109.12
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.59
77.07
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
219.95
72.95
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.12
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.32
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
58.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
58.04
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
14.59
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
16
5.31
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.98
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
31
10.28
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 600 PA
51.61
51.61

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Jack Lapp

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
6.28
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.97
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5449
2.47
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2407
29.08
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
7.77
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.15
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3145
37.99
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3050
36.85
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.98
96.98
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.865
5.865
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.72
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.51
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Lapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.53
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Lapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
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