Willie Davis vs. Frank Smykal — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Frank Smykal
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Willie Davis and Frank Smykal are closely matched on the surface stats. Frank Smykal posted stronger numbers in OPS (.800 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.500 vs .316). Willie Davis had the advantage in slugging (.412 vs .300). By the career numbers, Frank Smykal 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 Frank Smykal

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
240
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
10
400
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.913
0.913
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1846
112.77
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
102.94
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
280
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.143
1.143
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.7
107.92
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
24.31
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
32.32
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Frank Smykal

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2323
1.05
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59615
27
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19871.2
9
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.06
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.06
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5719
2.59
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5592
2.53
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.407
2.407
Frank Smykal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.833
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.01
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Smykal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0