Willie Davis vs. Tris Speaker — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Tris Speaker
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Tris Speaker comes out clearly ahead of Willie Davis across most offensive categories. Tris Speaker led in contact rate (K%+ 266 vs 156), home run production (HR/PA+ 205 vs 111), and walk rate (BB%+ 139 vs 55). Tris Speaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Willie Davis and Tris Speaker

Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2429
148.38
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2789
139.59
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11988
600
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10195
510.26
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.943
0.943
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2561
156.44
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3514
175.88
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1846
112.77
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2383
119.27
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
792
39.64
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
138
8.43
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
11.11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
117
5.86
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
715
43.68
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1131
56.61
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2311.5
115.69
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3778
230.79
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5101
255.31
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4998
250.15
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.928
0.928
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.026
1.026
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1882
94.19
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1529
76.53
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3294
164.86
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2347.41
117.49
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
5.16
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
69.12
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
19.67
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.5
30.5
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
3.51
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
15.47
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
21.62
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
7.86
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
589
29.48
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
73.34
73.34

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Tris Speaker

Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2717
8.62
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219
1
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.01
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8511
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2837
9
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5449
2.47
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6935
22
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.47
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
0.71
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7621
24.18
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7397
23.47
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.723
2.723
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.67
11.67
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.5
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0