Willie Davis vs. Merv Shea — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Merv Shea
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Willie Davis posted the stronger offensive profile against Merv Shea. Willie Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .603) and slugging (.412 vs .277). Merv Shea had the advantage in on-base percentage (.327 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 Merv Shea

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
439
188.14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
1400
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
1197
513
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
263
112.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
212
90.86
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
39
16.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
51
21.86
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1193.33
72.9
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
124.3
53.27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
331
141.86
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
194.14
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.562
0.562
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
105
45
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1053
64.32
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
115
49.29
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
215
92.14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.59
77.07
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
138.65
59.42
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.12
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.43
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
81
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
977
59.68
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
62.14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
9.66
9.66
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
1.3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.57
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.29
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.43
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24
Merv Shea
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Merv Shea

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Merv Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2323
1.05
Merv Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Merv Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59615
27
Merv Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19871.2
9
Merv Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Merv Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1412
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.06
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.06
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5719
2.59
Merv Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1707
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5592
2.53
Merv Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1666
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Merv Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.6
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.407
2.407
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.093
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Merv Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.01
Merv Shea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merv Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merv Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merv Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merv Shea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0