Willie Davis vs. Denny Sullivan — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Denny Sullivan
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Willie Davis comes out clearly ahead of Denny Sullivan across most offensive categories. Willie Davis led in home run production (HR/PA+ 111 vs 35), contact rate (K%+ 156 vs 97), and slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 92). Denny Sullivan held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 82 vs 55). Willie Davis was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Willie Davis and Denny Sullivan

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
148.38
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
255
146.97
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1041
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
925
533.14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
221
127.38
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
187
107.78
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
14.41
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.61
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
34
19.6
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1193.33
72.9
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
86.43
49.82
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
265
152.74
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3030
185.09
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
296
170.61
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.583
0.583
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.511
0.511
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
106
61.1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1053
64.32
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
29.39
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
156
89.91
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.59
77.07
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
99.41
57.3
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
9.22
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
34.01
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Denny Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
59.37
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Denny Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.11
10.11
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Denny Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
23.63
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Denny Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.53
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.53
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Denny Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Denny Sullivan

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2323
1.05
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
1.02
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219
1
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6516
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2172
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
2.05
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.06
Denny Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5719
2.59
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
2.24
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5592
2.53
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
2.19
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.407
2.407
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.138
2.138
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Denny Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.57
97.57
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0