Willie Davis vs. Unknown Nolan — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Unknown Nolan
UnknownSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Willie Davis and Unknown Nolan are closely matched on the surface stats. Unknown Nolan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.781 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.400 vs .316). Willie Davis had the advantage in slugging (.412 vs .381). By the career numbers, Unknown Nolan 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 Unknown Nolan

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Unknown Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Unknown Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1846
112.77
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
8.43
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
85.33
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
230.77
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Unknown Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Unknown Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Unknown Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Unknown Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1053
64.32
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.11
94.91
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Unknown Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Unknown Nolan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Unknown Nolan

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5449
2.47
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.67
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Unknown Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
6.33
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.83
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
92.11
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Unknown Nolan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.01
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.33
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Unknown Nolan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0