Willie Davis vs. Jerry Willard — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Jerry Willard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Willie Davis and Jerry Willard are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .706) and slugging (.412 vs .384). Jerry Willard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .316). By the career numbers, Willie Davis 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 Jerry Willard

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
234.58
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
885
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
783
530.85
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
140
94.92
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395
24.13
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
29
19.66
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
11.12
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
16.95
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
43.68
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
37.29
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1193.33
72.9
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
98.64
66.87
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3778
230.79
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
301
204.07
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
190.51
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1217
74.34
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
55.59
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
77.29
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2088
127.55
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
171
115.93
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261.59
77.07
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
102.65
69.59
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.12
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.03
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
56.27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
977
59.68
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
109.15
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
10.05
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
5.07
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.42
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
7.82
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.2
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Jerry Willard

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.25
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219
1
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
1
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5466
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1822
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5449
2.47
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1085
5.36
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.5
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5719
2.59
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
5.94
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5592
2.53
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
5.86
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.75
98.75
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.407
2.407
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.673
4.673
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.53
79.53
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.01
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.77
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.31