Willie Davis vs. Dean Palmer — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Dean Palmer
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueThird BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star

Willie Davis and Dean Palmer are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 100 for Willie Davis, 97 for Dean Palmer), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 117). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Willie Davis and Dean Palmer

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
148.38
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1357
147.69
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5513
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4902
533.5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1229
133.76
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
708
77.05
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
25.14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.63
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
182
11.12
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
29.93
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
43.68
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
521
56.7
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
769.24
83.72
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3778
230.79
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2315
251.95
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1785
194.27
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
734
79.88
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
849
92.4
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1308
142.35
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
752.04
81.85
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.88
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
54.63
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.29
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
977
59.68
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1332
144.97
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4.14
4.14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.07
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.44
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
51
5.55
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
7.82
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
10.23
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
48
5.22
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
3.37
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
79
8.6
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
60.76
60.76

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Dean Palmer

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215
1.07
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219
1
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
1.04
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30527
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10175.2
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
0.8
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1924
1.7
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
0.17
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3024
2.67
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5592
2.53
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2834
2.51
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.72
93.72
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.407
2.407
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.63
96.63
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.15
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0