Willie Davis vs. Ed Steele — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Ed Steele
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Ed Steele posted the stronger offensive profile against Willie Davis. Ed Steele posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.012 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.459 vs .316). By the career numbers, Ed Steele 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 Ed Steele

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
148.38
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
115
142.27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
485
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
400
494.85
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.019
1.019
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2561
156.44
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
175.67
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1846
112.77
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
118.76
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
27.22
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
8.43
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
18.56
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
11.12
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.13
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
43.68
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
56.91
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109.63
135.63
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3778
230.79
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
273.4
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
270.93
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.011
1.011
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.204
1.204
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
112.58
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
96.49
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
197.94
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109.04
134.9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
19.79
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
75.46
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.24
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.47
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242.5
242.5
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.5
30.5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.66
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.24
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
15
18.56
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.47
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
17
21.03
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.24
88.24

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Ed Steele

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.09
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219
1
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.08
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2861
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
953.2
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.37
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5719
2.59
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
1.59
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5592
2.53
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.45
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.12
91.12
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.407
2.407
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.339
1.339
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.01
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0