Willie Davis vs. Deacon White — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Deacon White
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBuffalo BisonsNational LeagueHall of FameThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Willie Davis and Deacon White are closely matched on the surface stats. Deacon White posted stronger numbers in OPS (.740 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .316). Willie Davis had the advantage in slugging (.412 vs .393). By the career numbers, Deacon White 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 Deacon White

Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
148.38
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
1560
134.23
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
6973
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9174
560.42
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6624
569.97
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.752
0.752
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2561
156.44
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2067
177.86
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1846
112.77
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1675
144.13
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
270
23.23
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
8.43
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
98
8.43
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
11.12
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.07
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
392
33.73
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
903.38
77.73
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
2605
224.15
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2416
207.89
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1140
98.09
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
988
85.01
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2104
181.04
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1036.05
89.15
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.53
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
26.5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
19.02
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.55
31.55
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
1.39
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.07
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.69
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
70
6.02
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.77
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Deacon White
Career
Per 600 PA
79
6.8
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
75.24
75.24
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.61
88.61

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Deacon White

Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1622
1.07
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
1
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.08
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
41061
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
13687
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5449
2.47
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4651
3.06
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2334
1.53
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1018
0.67
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8003
5.26
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6985
4.59
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.28
87.28
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.306
4.306
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.4
7.4
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Deacon White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.16
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
0.33
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0