Willie Davis vs. Jim Zapp — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Jim Zapp
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Jim Zapp posted the stronger offensive profile against Willie Davis. Jim Zapp posted stronger numbers in OPS (.780 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.324 vs .316). Willie Davis had the advantage in batting average (.279 vs .265). By the career numbers, Jim Zapp 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 Jim Zapp

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
148.38
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9822
600
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9174
560.42
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
68
551.35
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2561
156.44
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
18
145.95
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1846
112.77
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
24.13
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
8.43
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
11.12
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.22
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
43.68
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1193.33
72.9
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.24
83
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3778
230.79
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
251.35
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3030
185.09
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
194.59
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1217
74.34
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
105.41
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
64.32
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
127.55
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1261.59
77.07
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.63
86.18
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
3.12
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
25.53
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.58
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
977
59.68
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10.05
10.05
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
74
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.07
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
5.86
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
128
7.82
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
24.31
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.32
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.24
75.24
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Jim Zapp

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2323
1.05
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.16
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219
1
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.11
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59615
27
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19871.2
9
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5449
2.47
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.86
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.06
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.06
Jim Zapp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5719
2.59
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.33
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5592
2.53
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.21
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.407
2.407
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.01
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Zapp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0