Willie Davis vs. Clarence Smith — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Clarence Smith
UnknownThrows RightBats RightDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Clarence Smith posted the stronger offensive profile against Willie Davis. Clarence Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.808 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.358 vs .316). Willie Davis had the advantage in home run production (182 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Clarence 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 Clarence Smith

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
148.38
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
575
143.69
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2401
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2209
552.02
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.843
0.843
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2561
156.44
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
709
177.18
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1846
112.77
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
534
133.44
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
94
23.49
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
8.43
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
12.99
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
7.25
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
43.68
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
43.73
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
364.64
91.12
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3778
230.79
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
994
248.4
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
835
208.66
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
387
96.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
391
97.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
749
187.17
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
405.96
101.45
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.12
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.25
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
30.24
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.75
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800.33
800.33
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.33
40.33
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
16.49
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
92
22.99
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.25
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
93
23.24
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98.92
98.92

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Clarence Smith

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
1.34
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219
1
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
1.02
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12068
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4022.2
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
1.99
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.21
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Clarence Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5719
2.59
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1032
2.31
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5592
2.53
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
2.2
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
95.35
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.407
2.407
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.646
1.646
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.25
76.25
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.03
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0