Bill Russell vs Vic Davalillo

Bill Russell and Vic Davalillo compared on their MLB careers: Bill Russell played 18 seasons, 1969 to 1986, Vic Davalillo 16 seasons, 1963 to 1980. Bill Russell has .263 batting average to Vic Davalillo's .279. Bill Russell won 1 title, Vic Davalillo won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bill Russell and Vic Davalillo career totals
2,181GP1,458
7,318AB4,017
796R509
1,926H1,122
46HR36
627RBI329
167SB125
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.3SLG0.4
0.6OPS0.7

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bill Russell and Vic Davalillo postseason
49GP22
194AB31
14R4
57H10
0HR0
18RBI2
3SB0
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.4
0.4SLG0.4
0.7OPS0.8

Titles and awards

  • Bill Russell: 1 championship; none on file
  • Vic Davalillo: 3 championships; AL Gold Glove

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bill Russell and Vic Davalillo season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1969.2265151963.292736
2nd1970.2590281964.270651
3rd1971.2272151965.301540
4th1972.2724341966.250319
5th1973.2654561967.287222
6th1974.2695651968.277331
7th1975.2060141969.219211
8th1976.2745651970.311133
9th1977.2784511971.285133
10th1978.2863461972.318428
11th1979.2717561973.18417
12th1980.2643341974.17401
13th1981.2330221977.31304
14th1982.2743461978.312111
15th1983.2461301979.25902
16th1984.2670191980.16700
17th1985.260013
18th1986.250018

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI