Davy Jones vs. Jerry Willard — Career Comparison

Davy Jones
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Jerry Willard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Davy Jones and Jerry Willard are closely matched on the surface stats. Jerry Willard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.706 vs .680) and slugging (.384 vs .325). Davy Jones had the advantage in on-base percentage (.356 vs .322). By the career numbers, Jerry Willard 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 Jerry Willard

Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1090
149.73
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
234.58
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4368
600
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
885
600
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3774
518.41
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
783
530.85
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1020
140.11
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
873
119.92
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
140
94.92
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
13.46
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
19.66
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.49
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.24
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
16.95
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
20.19
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
37.29
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
526.13
72.27
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
98.64
66.87
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1225
168.27
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
204.07
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1520
208.79
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
281
190.51
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643
88.32
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
82
55.59
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
39.56
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
77.29
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922
126.65
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
171
115.93
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583.83
80.2
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
102.65
69.59
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.02
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.03
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
478
65.66
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
83
56.27
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.36
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
42.58
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
109.15
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.09
14.09
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
1.54
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
12.91
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.42
Davy Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.42
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
18
12.2
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
28.43
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
0.96
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
29.4
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.36
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.73
96.73
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Davy Jones and Jerry Willard

Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
1.46
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.25
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
477
0.69
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18576
27
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5466
27
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6192
9
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1822
9
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1971
2.86
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1085
5.36
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.17
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.5
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.12
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2173
3.16
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202
5.94
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2090
3.04
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
5.86
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.18
96.18
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.75
98.75
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.076
2.076
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.673
4.673
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.37
47.37
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.53
79.53
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.04
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Davy Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Willard
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.77
Davy Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Willard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.31