Willie Davis vs. Bill Nagel — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Bill Nagel
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Willie Davis posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Nagel. Willie Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .655) and on-base percentage (.316 vs .281). Bill Nagel had the advantage in home run production (15 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Bill Nagel

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
168
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
675
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
617
548.44
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
140
124.44
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
87
77.33
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
26.67
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
11.12
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.33
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
43.68
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
47.11
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1193.33
72.9
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
63.32
56.28
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
231
205.33
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3030
185.09
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
186
165.33
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
62
55.11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1053
64.32
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
72
64
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
119
105.78
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.59
77.07
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
60.73
53.98
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.12
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.67
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
38.22
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
977
59.68
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
125.33
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
4.79
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.67
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
7.82
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
21.33
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.44
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.78
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.22
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Bill Nagel

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2323
1.05
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59615
27
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19871.2
9
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.06
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.06
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5719
2.59
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5592
2.53
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
957
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.57
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.407
2.407
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.532
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.01
Bill Nagel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Nagel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0