Willie Davis vs. Fred Osborne — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder
Fred Osborne
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Willie Davis and Fred Osborne are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.627 vs .608) and on-base percentage (.304 vs .269). Fred Osborne had the advantage in slugging (.339 vs .323). 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 Fred Osborne

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
162.86
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
140.57
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
65
557.14
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
576
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.614
0.614
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
145.71
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
137.14
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
96
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
27.43
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.29
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
41.14
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.51
55.79
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.49
53.1
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
180
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
195.43
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
180
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
161.14
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
82.29
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
48
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
145.71
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
126.86
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.67
65.71
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.73
57.37
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.43
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.57
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
18
61.71
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.72
9.72
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Fred Osborne

Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.99
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.11
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
27
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1170
27
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.1
9
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
9
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.38
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.55
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.42
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.23
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.4
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.9
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.98
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.29
85.29
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.69
82.69
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Fred Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0