Willie Davis vs. Chris Smith — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Chris Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Chris Smith posted the stronger offensive profile against Willie Davis. Chris Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.802 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .316). Willie Davis had the advantage in home run production (182 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Chris 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 Chris Smith

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
216.28
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
76
530.23
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
153.49
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
97.67
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.86
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.98
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.98
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
43.68
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.76
89.01
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
33
230.23
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
216.28
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
90.7
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
160.47
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12.96
90.42
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.58
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
977
59.68
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
104.65
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.73
5.73
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.07
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
5.86
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24
Chris Smith
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Chris Smith

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219
1
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
145.1
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5449
2.47
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
7.31
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.56
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
8.05
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
7.86
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.69
97.69
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Chris Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.048
6.048
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.37
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0