Willie Davis vs. Buck West — Career Comparison

Willie Davis
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder
Buck West
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Willie Davis and Buck West are closely matched on the surface stats. Buck West posted stronger numbers in OPS (.639 vs .627) and slugging (.369 vs .323). Willie Davis had the advantage in on-base percentage (.304 vs .271). By the career numbers, Buck West 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 Buck West

Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buck West
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
162.86
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
143.84
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
65
557.14
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
579.45
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Buck West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
145.71
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
141.78
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
120
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
100.68
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
16.44
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.49
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
41.1
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6.51
55.79
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.85
59.28
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
180
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
213.7
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
180
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
162.33
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Buck West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Buck West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Buck West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
82.19
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.41
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
17
145.71
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
166.44
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7.67
65.71
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.02
65.79
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Buck West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.05
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
18.49
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buck West
Career
Per 600 PA
11
22.6
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.55
26.55
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Buck West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.22
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.22
Willie Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Davis and Buck West

Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buck West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.13
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.11
Buck West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
27
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1671
27
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.1
9
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
557
9
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.38
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.55
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Buck West
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.36
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.23
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
2.07
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.9
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.71
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.29
85.29
Buck West
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.81
82.81
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Willie Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Buck West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0