Jody Davis

Catcher

1981—1990

jody-davis
Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
NR
Catcher RANK
#82

Player Detail

Jody Richard
GIVEN NAME
Davis
SURNAME
November 12, 1956, in Gainesville, GA
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1981—1990
Playing Career
Played from 24-33
PLAYING AGE
Chicago Cubs
Atlanta Braves
Teams Played For
Catcher
PRIMARY POSITION
Chicago Cubs
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Red
NICKNAME
NA
UNIFORM NUMBER
UNKNOWN
BATTING ORDER
6-4 / 192
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
April 21, 1981
Major League Debut
May 13, 1990
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Jody Davis?

All-Star catcher for the Cubs in early 1980s.

40

HITTING

50

POWER

20

RUNNING

30

FIELDING

20

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
Davis credited Cubs bullpen coach and former catcher Johnny Oates with helping become a ebtter defensive player in the major leagues.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1082
877
127
490
.245
2 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
COMING SOON

BEST SEASON

1986 Cubs

29 Years Old

.250
AVG
21
HR
74
RBI
61
RUNS
.300
OBP
132
HITS
27
2B
2
3B
.428
SLG
41
BB
0
SB
4.0
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.245
.307
.403

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.710
.680
104.9

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
16.3
43.9

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

Jody Davis Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Davis
540
132
55
25
2
19
74
50
107
1
217
184
.245
.307
.403
710
AVG C
536
132
52
24
2
12
52
84
4
196
187
.246
.314
.366
.680

Jody Davis Rankings

AT Catcher BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
82
118
NR
87
91
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Catcher BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
94
82
71
88
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Jody Davis PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
15.8
16.9
14.4
9.8
2.36
53.0
34.7
25.3
17.3
4.40
BLUE = Jody Davis
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
109.3
100.3
UNK
51.4
16.3
307.6
181.0
130.7
87.6
24.8
BLUE = Jody Davis
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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