Willie Davis vs. John Patterson — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
John Patterson
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Willie Davis posted the stronger offensive profile against John Patterson. Willie Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .577) and on-base percentage (.316 vs .290). 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 John Patterson

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
228
215.09
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
636
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
564
532.08
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
121
114.15
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
95
89.62
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
15.09
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.72
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.72
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
24.53
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1193.33
72.9
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
50.38
47.53
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
162
152.83
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3030
185.09
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
180
169.81
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
74
69.81
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1053
64.32
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
52
49.06
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
121
114.15
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.59
77.07
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
51.33
48.42
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
22.64
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.02
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.94
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
977
59.68
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
106.6
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.63
5.63
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.26
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
7.82
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
12.26
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
20.75
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.6
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
John Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
27.36
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.86
75.86

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and John Patterson

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.19
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.97
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3245
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1081.2
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5449
2.47
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
2.5
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
2.74
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
5.36
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
5.24
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.406
4.406
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
John Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.68
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0