Willie Davis vs. Nelson Simmons — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Nelson Simmons
Baby BoomersDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueDesignated Hitter

On the career numbers, Nelson Simmons posted the stronger offensive profile against Willie Davis. Nelson Simmons posted stronger numbers in OPS (.739 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.330 vs .316). Willie Davis had the advantage in batting average (.279 vs .261). By the career numbers, Nelson Simmons 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 Nelson Simmons

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
163.49
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
367
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
330
539.51
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
86
140.6
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
60
98.09
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
14
22.89
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.63
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
11.12
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.98
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
26
42.51
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Nelson Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Nelson Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Nelson Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1193.33
72.9
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
43.87
71.72
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
135
220.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
191.28
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Nelson Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Nelson Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Nelson Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Nelson Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
38
62.13
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
65.4
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
67
109.54
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.59
77.07
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
44.35
72.5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.12
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
50.68
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.58
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.81
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
977
59.68
Nelson Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
88.28
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
6.8
6.8
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Nelson Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.07
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
5.86
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.81
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
7.82
Nelson Simmons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
14.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.63
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Nelson Simmons

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219
1
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.08
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
2.02
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Nelson Simmons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5719
2.59
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
2.18
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5592
2.53
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
2.1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.26
96.26
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.407
2.407
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.839
1.839
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.64
94.64
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Simmons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0