Willie Davis vs. Larry Sheets — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Larry Sheets
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueDesignated Hitter

Willie Davis and Larry Sheets 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, 98 for Larry Sheets), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 112). The overall lean goes to Willie Davis, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Willie Davis and Larry Sheets

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
748
179.45
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
2501
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
2284
547.94
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
607
145.62
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
410
98.36
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
98
23.51
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.2
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
11.12
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
22.55
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
43.68
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
47.26
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310.29
74.44
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3778
230.79
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
997
239.18
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
801
192.16
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
273
65.49
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
339
81.33
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
518
124.27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.59
77.07
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
313.56
75.22
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.56
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
41.98
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.58
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
5.28
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
977
59.68
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
84.21
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
7.13
7.13
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.07
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.48
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.04
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
7.82
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
18.47
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.44
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.88
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
18
4.32
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Larry Sheets

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.22
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219
1
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.09
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
7711
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
2570.1
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
2.15
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.13
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.06
Larry Sheets
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5719
2.59
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
2.34
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5592
2.53
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
2.28
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.46
97.46
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.407
2.407
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.876
1.876
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.91
89.91
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Sheets
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0