Willie Davis vs. Chris Shelton — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Chris Shelton
Gen XUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Willie Davis and Chris Shelton 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, 104 for Chris Shelton), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 113). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Willie Davis and Chris Shelton

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299
171.84
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
1044
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
930
534.48
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
254
145.98
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
164
94.25
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
26.44
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.02
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
11.12
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.26
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
43.68
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
51.72
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144.19
82.87
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3778
230.79
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
425
244.25
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
359
206.32
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
75.86
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
71.26
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
219
125.86
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147.03
84.5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.17
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
55.17
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.57
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
977
59.68
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
144.83
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.14
4.14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.07
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.72
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.45
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
7.82
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
14.94
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Chris Shelton

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
1.18
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.98
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5939
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1979.2
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5449
2.47
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2087
9.49
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.64
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2243
10.2
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2228
10.13
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.33
99.33
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.602
8.602
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.01
83.01
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Chris Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.94
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0