Willie Davis vs. Rob Nelson — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Rob Nelson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Willie Davis posted the stronger offensive profile against Rob Nelson. Willie Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .577) and on-base percentage (.316 vs .294). Rob Nelson had the advantage in home run production (4 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 Rob Nelson

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
257.63
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
177
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
152
515.25
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
91.53
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
67.8
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.78
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.39
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
11.12
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.56
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
23.73
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Rob Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Rob Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1193.33
72.9
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
13.79
46.76
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
145.76
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3030
185.09
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
51
172.88
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.523
0.523
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
40.68
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1053
64.32
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
37.29
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
64.41
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.59
77.07
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
12.8
43.41
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.12
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
81.36
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.39
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
977
59.68
Rob Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
223.73
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
2.68
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.07
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.39
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Rob Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.78
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.39
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
8
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.17
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.56
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Rob Nelson

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.31
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.94
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
972
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5449
2.47
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
8.75
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Rob Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
10.03
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
9.86
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Rob Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Rob Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.553
7.553
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.34
72.34
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Rob Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.83
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0