Willie Davis vs. John Milligan — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
John Milligan
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationCatcher

On the career numbers, John Milligan posted the stronger offensive profile against Willie Davis. John Milligan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.774 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.341 vs .316). Willie Davis had the advantage in home run production (182 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, John Milligan 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 John Milligan

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
148.38
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
772
144.3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3210
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2964
554.02
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2561
156.44
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
848
158.5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
560
104.67
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
35.33
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
8.43
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
9.35
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
49
9.16
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
43.68
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
288
53.83
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
451.13
84.32
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3778
230.79
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1284
240
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1094
204.49
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
440
82.24
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
497
92.9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
888
165.98
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
481.31
89.96
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
6.73
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
39.25
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
35.51
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.89
16.89
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
1.11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.07
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
41
7.66
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
John Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
41
7.66
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and John Milligan

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2323
1.05
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
1.04
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20322
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6774
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5449
2.47
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4922
6.54
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
900
1.2
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
0.47
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6174
8.2
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5822
7.74
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.464
7.464
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.22
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
0.54
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
0.66
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
0.38