Willie Davis vs. Jim Shilling — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Jim Shilling
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Willie Davis and Jim Shilling are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Shilling posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.324 vs .316). Willie Davis had the advantage in home run production (182 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jim Shilling 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 Jim Shilling

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
180
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PA
140
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9174
560.42
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
561.43
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jim Shilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.755
0.755
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2561
156.44
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
158.57
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PA
24
102.86
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.29
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
8.43
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.43
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
43.68
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
55.71
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jim Shilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1193.33
72.9
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PA
16.48
70.62
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3778
230.79
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
235.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
192.86
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Jim Shilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Jim Shilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Jim Shilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jim Shilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jim Shilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Jim Shilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PA
11
47.14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
68.57
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PA
27
115.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.59
77.07
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PA
17.66
75.67
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.12
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.29
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Jim Shilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
55.71
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Jim Shilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
10.77
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Jim Shilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.07
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.29
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
7.82
Jim Shilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
21.43
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.29
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.29
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Jim Shilling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Jim Shilling

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2323
1.05
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59615
27
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19871.2
9
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.06
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.06
Jim Shilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5719
2.59
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5592
2.53
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.93
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.407
2.407
Jim Shilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.381
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.01
Jim Shilling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shilling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0