Willie Davis vs. Johnny Pesky — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Johnny Pesky
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstopAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Johnny Pesky holds a real edge over Willie Davis in this comparison. Johnny Pesky led in contact rate (K%+ 232 vs 156), walk rate (BB%+ 109 vs 55), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 100). Willie Davis held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 111 vs 16). The edge belongs to Johnny Pesky.

Hitting Stats for Willie Davis and Johnny Pesky

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
148.38
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
1270
138.14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
5516
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
4745
516.13
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2561
156.44
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1455
158.27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1846
112.77
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1162
126.4
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
24.58
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
50
5.44
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.85
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
293
31.87
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
750.48
81.63
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
1832
199.27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2142
232.99
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
867
94.31
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1053
64.32
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
404
43.94
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1254
136.4
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
827.31
89.99
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.12
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.72
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662
72.01
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
23.71
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.3
25.3
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
9.03
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.11
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
7.82
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
8.92
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.77
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
49
5.33
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
102
11.09
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
51.96
51.96

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Johnny Pesky

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1188
35.8
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219
1
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.05
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
896
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
298.2
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5449
2.47
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
59.88
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3114
93.84
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
5.36
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5279
159.08
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5101
153.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.63
96.63
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.294
4.294
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
17.9
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0