Tommy Davis

#98 RANKED AT POSITION

1959—1976

Left Field

BORN

March 21, 1939, in Brooklyn, NY

BATS / THROWS

Right / Right

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

6-2 / 195

PRIMARY TEAM

Los Angeles Dodgers

.294

BATTING AVERAGE

1999

GAMES

20.5 WAR

.329

ON-BASE PCT

811 RUNS

20.8 WAR7

.405

SLUGGING

2121

HITS

12.9 WAR3

.733

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

153 HOME RUNS

1.7 WAR PER SEASON

Davis’ 153 RBIs in that season broke Roy Campanella’s team record of 142 in 1953 and remain the franchise record; his 230 hits are the team record for a right-handed batter (second most in franchise history behind only Babe Herman’s 241 in 1930), and his .346 average was the highest by a Dodger right-handed hitter in the 20th century until it was broken by Mike Piazza in 1997.

5-TIME
ALL-STAR

1959, 1963, 1965
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Left Fielders

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Davis	CAREER 20.5	LONG PEAK 20.8	PRIME 15.8	SHORT PEAK 12.9	JAWS 20.7	WAR PER 1.7
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	CAREER 68.7	LONG PEAK 43.2	PRIME 31.4	SHORT PEAK 22.4	JAWS 56.0	WAR PER 4.7

Where Does Tommy Davis Rank Among Left Fielders?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
RANKING 98	CAREER NR	LONG PEAK NR	PRIME 93	SHORT PEAK 92	JAWS NR
RANKING EGG RANKING	CAREER WAR	LONG PEAK WAR7	PRIME WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE	SHORT PEAK WAR3	JAWS JAWS

Hall of Fame Left Fielders Wins Above Replacement Comparison