Bobby Floyd vs. Dave Wills — Career Comparison

Bobby Floyd
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Dave Wills
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bobby Floyd and Dave Wills are closely matched on the surface stats. Bobby Floyd posted stronger numbers in OPS (.532 vs .516) and on-base percentage (.266 vs .240). Dave Wills had the advantage in slugging (.277 vs .266). By the career numbers, Bobby Floyd had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bobby Floyd and Dave Wills

Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
277.32
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
24
150
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
463
600
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
425
550.76
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
587.5
Bobby Floyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
120.52
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
131.25
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
95.9
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
106.25
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
23.33
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.75
Bobby Floyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Bobby Floyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
24.62
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
25
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bobby Floyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Floyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.29
36.66
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
39.22
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
146.44
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
162.5
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
156.8
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
23
143.75
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bobby Floyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Bobby Floyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
53.13
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
93.75
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
33.69
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
86.83
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
168.75
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.41
38.11
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.86
42.86
Bobby Floyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.29
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Floyd
Career
Per 600 PA
99
128.29
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
68.75
Bobby Floyd
Career
Per 600 PA
4.68
4.68
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.73
8.73
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.48
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.48
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Floyd
Career
Per 600 PA
11
14.25
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.59
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.59
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.18
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Bobby Floyd
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bobby Floyd and Dave Wills

Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.54
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.04
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.84
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3532
27
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
27
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177.1
9
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
9
Bobby Floyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.84
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
11.21
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
2.74
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Bobby Floyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.19
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625
4.78
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
12.07
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
4.59
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
11.55
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.7
95.7
Bobby Floyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.125
11.125
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.46
54.46
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Floyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.5
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Bobby Floyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Floyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Floyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Floyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0