Willie Davis vs. Jimmy Smith — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Jimmy Smith
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago Leland GiantsWestern League (Independent)Third Baseman

On the career numbers, Willie Davis posted the stronger offensive profile against Jimmy Smith. Willie Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .514) and on-base percentage (.316 vs .276). 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 Jimmy Smith

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
148.38
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
25
147.06
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
88
517.65
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
17
100
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
82.35
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1193.33
72.9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.44
37.86
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
123.53
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3030
185.09
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
158.82
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1053
64.32
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
41.18
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
135.29
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.59
77.07
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.32
43.04
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.12
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.82
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Jimmy Smith

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2323
1.05
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.99
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.91
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
227.1
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.66
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.06
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.04
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
3.72
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.16
92.16
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.28
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0