Davy Jones vs. Carl Whitney — Career Comparison

Davy Jones
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Carl Whitney
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IILeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Davy Jones and Carl Whitney are closely matched on the surface stats. Carl Whitney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.733 vs .680) and slugging (.386 vs .325). Davy Jones had the advantage in on-base percentage (.356 vs .346). By the career numbers, Carl Whitney had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Davy Jones and Carl Whitney

Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1090
149.73
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
173.08
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4368
600
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3774
518.41
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
44
507.69
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1020
140.11
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
10
115.38
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
873
119.92
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
13.46
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.49
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.24
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
20.19
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526.13
72.27
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.81
78.52
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1225
168.27
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
196.15
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1520
208.79
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
18
207.69
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
643
88.32
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
103.85
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
39.56
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
922
126.65
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
126.92
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583.83
80.2
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
6.79
78.29
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.02
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
65.66
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
310
42.58
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
14.09
14.09
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
1.54
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
12.91
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
28.43
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.08
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
0.96
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
29.4
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.73
96.73
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Davy Jones and Carl Whitney

Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
1.46
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.35
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
0.69
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.17
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18576
27
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6192
9
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1971
2.86
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.17
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.17
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.12
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2173
3.16
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.35
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2090
3.04
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.17
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.18
96.18
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.076
2.076
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Carl Whitney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.04
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Whitney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0