Willie Davis vs. Brian Simmons — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Brian Simmons
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Willie Davis posted the stronger offensive profile against Brian Simmons. Willie Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .638) and on-base percentage (.316 vs .269). Brian Simmons had the advantage in home run production (8 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Brian Simmons

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
263.47
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
271
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
252
557.93
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
55
121.77
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
36
79.7
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
8
17.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.64
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
11.12
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
19
42.07
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1193.33
72.9
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
27.08
59.95
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
93
205.9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3030
185.09
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
73
161.62
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
26
57.56
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
68.63
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
49
108.49
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.59
77.07
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
26.36
58.36
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.12
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.21
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
37.64
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
977
59.68
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
128.41
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.07
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.21
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.64
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.07
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.21
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
6
13.28
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Brian Simmons

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.49
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.82
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1590
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5449
2.47
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.56
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.06
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.06
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.65
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.62
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Brian Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.72
98.72
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.407
2.407
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0