Willie Davis vs. Wib Smith — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Wib Smith
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Willie Davis posted the stronger offensive profile against Wib Smith. Willie Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .381) and on-base percentage (.316 vs .190). 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 Wib Smith

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
231.82
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9174
560.42
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
572.73
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
109.09
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
109.09
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1193.33
72.9
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
18.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
109.09
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3030
185.09
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
109.09
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1053
64.32
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.59
77.07
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
18.24
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.12
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
25.53
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
977
59.68
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
95.45
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.29
6.29
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24
Wib Smith
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Wib Smith

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Wib Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Wib Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.48
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Wib Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.64
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Wib Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Wib Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5449
2.47
Wib Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.81
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Wib Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.16
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.95
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Wib Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
5.93
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Wib Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.98
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Wib Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.93
83.93
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.357
3.357
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Wib Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.01
Wib Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wib Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wib Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wib Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
4.24
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wib Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.85