Willie Davis vs. Parson Nicholson — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Parson Nicholson
Pre-GenerationalOhioBats RightNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Willie Davis posted the stronger offensive profile against Parson Nicholson. Willie Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .688) and slugging (.412 vs .362). Parson Nicholson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.325 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 Parson Nicholson

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
148.38
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
168
142.57
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
707
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
646
548.23
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Parson Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
169
143.42
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
129
109.48
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
16.97
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
8.43
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.73
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.24
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
33.95
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91.24
77.43
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
234
198.59
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
195.19
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Parson Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Parson Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
81.47
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
72.98
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
150.21
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98.26
83.39
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.49
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
43.28
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Parson Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.34
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Parson Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.27
64.27
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Parson Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.64
4.64
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.07
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Parson Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
24.31
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
49.22
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
32.32
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
49.22
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Parson Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Parson Nicholson

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.07
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
2.25
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Parson Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
3.11
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Parson Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.46
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
5.83
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
845
5.36
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.05
92.05
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Parson Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Parson Nicholson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.34
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Parson Nicholson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0