Willie Davis vs. Bry Nelson — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Bry Nelson
Gen XArkansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Willie Davis posted the stronger offensive profile against Bry Nelson. Willie Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .695) and slugging (.412 vs .353). Bry Nelson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.342 vs .316). 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 Bry Nelson

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
384.62
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
523.08
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
138.46
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
92.31
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
43.68
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bry Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1193.33
72.9
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
61.5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
200
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Bry Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1053
64.32
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
123.08
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.59
77.07
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.14
63.69
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.12
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Bry Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Bry Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
39
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Bry Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
7.82
Bry Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
8
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Bry Nelson

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.06
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.75
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.1
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.34
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.59
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Bry Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.02
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.92
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
97.67
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.407
2.407
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.909
1.909
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bry Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0