Fred Payne vs. Dave Wills — Career Comparison

Fred Payne
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher
Dave Wills
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Fred Payne and Dave Wills are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Payne posted stronger numbers in OPS (.528 vs .516) and on-base percentage (.265 vs .240). Dave Wills had the advantage in slugging (.277 vs .262). By the career numbers, Fred Payne had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Fred Payne and Dave Wills

Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
200
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
24
150
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1002
600
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
903
540.72
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
587.5
Fred Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
116.17
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
131.25
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
98.8
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
106.25
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
9.58
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.75
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.19
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
17.37
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
25
Fred Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.66
41.71
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
6.28
39.22
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
141.92
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
162.5
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
153.29
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
23
143.75
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Fred Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Fred Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Fred Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
49.7
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
93.75
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
52.69
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
101.8
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
168.75
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.68
47.12
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
6.86
42.86
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.98
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
28.14
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Fred Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Payne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
40.72
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
68.75
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.74
14.74
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
8.73
8.73
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
22.16
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
12.57
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Fred Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
12.57
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Fred Payne
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Dave Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Fred Payne and Dave Wills

Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.38
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.04
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.99
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5841
27
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
27
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1947
9
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
9
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214
5.61
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
11.21
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.44
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Fred Payne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.2
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
7.25
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
12.07
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1526
7.05
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
11.55
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.7
95.7
Fred Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.104
5.104
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.125
11.125
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.57
71.57
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.18
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Fred Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Payne
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.05
Dave Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Payne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.79
Dave Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0