Willie Davis stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Angels, 1979

Age 86

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Willie Davis played 18 MLB seasons, 1960 to 1979.

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Career regular season

GP
2,429
AB
9,174
R
1,217
H
2,561
HR
182
RBI
1,053
SB
398
AVG
.279

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1960LAD228812282103.318
1961LAD1283395686124512.254
1962LAD157600103171218532.285
1963LAD1565156012696025.245
1964LAD15761391180127742.294
1965LAD14255852133105725.238
1966LAD15362474177116121.284
1967LAD1435696514664120.257
1968LAD1606438616173136.250
1969LAD12949866155115924.311
1970LAD1465939218189338.305
1971LAD15864184198107420.309
1972LAD14961581178197920.289
1973LAD15259982171167717.285
1974WSH15361186180128925.295
1975TEX/STL14051957144116723.277
1976SD1414936113254614.268
1979LAA4356914021.250

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
17
AB
56
R
6
H
10
HR
0
RBI
3
SB
3
AVG
.179

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
9,822
TB
3,778
XBH
715
HBP
51
IBB
75
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1960LAD944290200
1961LAD380153375400
1962LAD6662724961000
1963LAD555188363600
1964LAD652253421100
1965LAD595193377300
1966LAD653253484200
1967LAD610209423500
1968LAD686226411400
1969LAD540227424500
1970LAD637260471200
1971LAD672281530300
1972LAD654271481400
1973LAD6412665451200
1974WSH654261483900
1975TEX/STL550220465100
1976SD522185332200
1979LAA611830000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
56.8
RC
1,247.9
RC/27
4.90
ISOP
.133
SECA
.207
BB/K
0.43
AB/HR
50.4
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1960LAD1.013.25.3.1590.20.3440
1961LAD2.151.35.2.1980.30.628.30
1962LAD5.598.45.9.1680.30.628.60
1963LAD2.455.93.7.1200.20.457.20
1964LAD7.985.65.1190.20.451.10
1965LAD2.353.63.2.1080.20.255.80
1966LAD2.578.64.5.1220.20.256.70
1967LAD1.865.74.1.1110.20.594.80
1968LAD2.369.63.7.1010.20.491.90
1969LAD4.683.76.3.1450.20.945.30
1970LAD4.691.65.6.1330.20.574.10
1971LAD4.895.25.6.1290.20.564.10
1972LAD5.491.15.5.1510.20.432.40
1973LAD4.089.45.5.1590.20.537.40
1974WSH2.789.55.4.1330.20.450.90
1975TEX/STL1.671.55.1460.20.447.20
1976SD1.658.74.3.1080.20.698.60
1979LAA-0.35.93.7.0710.20.600

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
86 yearsApr 15, 1940
Debut
1960
NL Gold Glove
3x

What were Willie Davis's career stats?

Willie Davis played 18 seasons for the Dodgers, the Nationals, the Padres and the Angels. He was a career .279 hitter with 2,561 hits, 182 home runs and 1,053 RBI. His best season was 1960: a .318 batting average, 2 home runs and 10 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

18 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1960 to 1979

Willie Davis finished top 10 in a stat 5 times.

Championships ×2

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 92nd in hits (2,561)
  • 232nd in rbi (1,053)
  • 75th in stolen bases (398)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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