Willie Davis vs. Clyde Spearman — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Clyde Spearman
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Willie Davis and Clyde Spearman are closely matched on the surface stats. Clyde Spearman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.754 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .316). Willie Davis had the advantage in slugging (.412 vs .387). By the career numbers, Clyde Spearman 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 Clyde Spearman

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
148.38
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
254
142.43
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
934
523.74
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Clyde Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Clyde Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
269
150.84
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1846
112.77
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
117.76
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.38
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
8.43
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.8
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
59
33.08
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147.28
82.59
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
361
202.43
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
387
217.01
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Clyde Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Clyde Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Clyde Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Clyde Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
90.28
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1053
64.32
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
108
60.56
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
148.04
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161.86
90.76
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.17
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
60
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Clyde Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.68
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Clyde Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356.67
356.67
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Clyde Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.67
35.67
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.09
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Clyde Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.21
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.21
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Clyde Spearman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Clyde Spearman

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.08
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219
1
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.07
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6212
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2070.2
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
1.63
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Clyde Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5719
2.59
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
1.77
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5592
2.53
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
1.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.32
96.32
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.407
2.407
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Clyde Spearman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clyde Spearman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0