Willie Davis vs. Jordy Mercer — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Jordy Mercer
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Willie Davis comes out clearly ahead of Jordy Mercer across most offensive categories. Willie Davis led in home run production (HR/PA+ 111 vs 73), contact rate (K%+ 156 vs 124), and slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 96). Jordy Mercer held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 88 vs 55). Willie Davis was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Willie Davis and Jordy Mercer

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
950
166.86
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
3416
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
3104
545.2
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
796
139.81
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
542
95.2
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
30.39
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.63
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
11.12
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
11.59
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
43.68
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
44.61
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1193.33
72.9
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
381.3
66.97
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
1197
210.25
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1069
187.76
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
330
57.96
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1053
64.32
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
308
54.1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
572
100.47
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.59
77.07
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
382.91
67.26
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.74
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
246
43.21
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.58
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
9.84
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
977
59.68
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
589
103.45
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.8
5.8
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.07
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.86
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.99
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
7.82
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
12.82
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
2.28
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.93
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
24
4.22
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
54.17
54.17

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Jordy Mercer

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
936
1.11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219
1
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
1.01
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22704
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7568
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1113
1.32
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2429
2.89
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.09
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3618
4.3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3542
4.21
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.9
97.9
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.784
3.784
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.71
90.71
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
0.61
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0