Dave Parker vs. Billy Williams — Career Comparison

Dave Parker
Baby BoomersMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Billy Williams
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star

Dave Parker and Billy Williams are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 114 for Dave Parker, 117 for Billy Williams), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 139 vs 143). The overall lean goes to Billy Williams, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Dave Parker and Billy Williams

Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2466
145.29
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2488
141.91
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
10184
600
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10519
600
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9358
551.34
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
9350
533.32
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.818
0.818
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2712
159.78
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2711
154.63
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1772
104.4
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1763
100.56
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
526
30.99
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
434
24.76
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
75
4.42
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
5.02
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
339
19.97
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
24.3
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
940
55.38
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
54.07
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
1461.69
86.12
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1663.76
94.9
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
4405
259.52
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4599
262.33
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
3451
203.32
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3799
216.69
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.853
0.853
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
1272
74.94
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1410
80.43
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1493
87.96
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1475
84.13
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2426
142.93
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2459
140.26
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
1473.58
86.82
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1681.76
95.93
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
3.3
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
43
2.45
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
683
40.24
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1045
59.61
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
170
10.02
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
10.38
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
1537
90.55
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1046
59.66
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
6.63
6.63
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.06
10.06
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.06
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.46
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
5.07
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
73
4.16
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
209
12.31
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
11.41
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
9.07
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
90
5.13
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
6.66
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
49
2.79
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
15.73
Billy Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
139
7.93
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
57.68
57.68
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.75
64.75

Fielding Stats for Dave Parker and Billy Williams

Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1887
1.04
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2184
1.03
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1859
1.02
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2161
1.02
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49056
27
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57346
27
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16352
9
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19115.1
9
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3949
2.17
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4367
2.06
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.08
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.1
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.08
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.05
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4245
2.34
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4699
2.21
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4101
2.26
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4586
2.16
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.61
96.61
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.173
2.173
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.52
98.52
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.03
Billy Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.05
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0