Willie Davis vs. Mance Smith — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Mance Smith
Greatest GenerationThrows RightBats RightKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Willie Davis posted the stronger offensive profile against Mance Smith. Willie Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .473) and on-base percentage (.316 vs .256). 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 Mance Smith

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
171.43
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
115
547.62
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
104.76
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
20
95.24
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.76
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.76
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.52
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1193.33
72.9
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.01
33.36
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
25
119.05
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3030
185.09
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
32
152.38
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
61.9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1053
64.32
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
38.1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
100
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.59
77.07
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7.97
37.97
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.76
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
42.86
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.07
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.76
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.76
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Mance Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.76
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Mance Smith

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.09
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219
1
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.03
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.89
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.06
Mance Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5719
2.59
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.04
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5592
2.53
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.98
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.407
2.407
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.806
1.806
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.01
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mance Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0