Jim Fanning vs. Dave Wills — Career Comparison

Jim Fanning
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher
Dave Wills
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Dave Wills posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Fanning. Dave Wills posted stronger numbers in OPS (.516 vs .399) and on-base percentage (.240 vs .215). By the career numbers, Dave Wills had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Fanning and Dave Wills

Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
257.72
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
24
150
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
600
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
567.79
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
587.5
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
96.64
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
131.25
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
88.59
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
106.25
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.05
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.75
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.05
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
14.25
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
39.22
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
26
104.7
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
162.5
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
124.83
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
143.75
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.13
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
93.75
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
5
20.13
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
10
40.27
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
168.75
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
6.09
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.86
42.86
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.03
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.16
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.03
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
26
104.7
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
68.75
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
5.73
5.73
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.73
8.73
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.03
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
9
36.24
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jim Fanning and Dave Wills

Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.32
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.04
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.96
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1067
27
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
27
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355.2
9
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
9
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
5.39
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
11.21
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.63
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
6.15
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
12.07
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
6.02
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
11.55
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.94
97.94
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.7
95.7
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.577
4.577
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.125
11.125
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.08
73.08
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0