Willie Davis vs. Big Bill Smith — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Big Bill Smith
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Willie Davis and Big Bill Smith are closely matched on the surface stats. Big Bill Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.742 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.343 vs .316). Willie Davis had the advantage in slugging (.412 vs .398). By the career numbers, Big Bill Smith 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 Big Bill Smith

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
149.44
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
269
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
246
548.7
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2561
156.44
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
160.59
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1846
112.77
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
120.45
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.77
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
8.43
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.92
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.46
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
40.15
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35.26
78.65
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
98
218.59
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
202.97
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
64.68
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1053
64.32
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
26
57.99
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
118.22
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39.11
87.23
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.92
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
33.46
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.92
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.15
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.15
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Big Bill Smith

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.06
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.7
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1572
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5449
2.47
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
4.76
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.94
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.34
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
6.05
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
5.7
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.32
94.32
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Big Bill Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.355
5.355
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.13
66.13
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.67
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Big Bill Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0