Tommy Davis

Left Field

1959—1976

tommy-davis
Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Left Field RANK
#99

Player Detail

Herman Thomas
GIVEN NAME
Davis
SURNAME
March 21, 1939, in Brooklyn, NY
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1959—1976
Playing Career
Played from 20-37
PLAYING AGE
Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Mets
Chicago White Sox
Houston Astros
Seattle Pilots
Oakland A's
Chicago Cubs
Baltimore Orioles
Teams Played For
Left Field
PRIMARY POSITION
Los Angeles Dodgers
PRIMARY TEAM
1959, 1963, 1965
World Series titles
Suitcase
NICKNAME
NA
UNIFORM NUMBER
#4 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-2 / 195
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 22, 1959
Major League Debut
October 2, 1976
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Tommy Davis?

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.

60

HITTING

60

POWER

60

RUNNING

40

FIELDING

40

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
In 1962, Tommy set Dodger franchise records for hits by a right-handed batter (230) and runs batted in (153), both of which still stand.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1999
2121
153
1052
.294
5 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

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

BEST SEASON

1962 Dodgers

23 Years Old

.346
AVG
27
HR
153
RBI
120
RUNS
.374
OBP
230
HITS
27
2B
9
3B
.535
SLG
33
BB
18
SB
5.9
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.294
.329
.405

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.733
.745
98.8

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
20.6
55.9

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

Tommy 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
560
164
63
21
3
12
82
30
58
11
227
196
.294
.329
.405
733
AVG LF
536
144
71
23
4
15
52
81
10
219
200
.268
.336
.409
.745

Tommy Davis Rankings

AT Left Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
99
NR
NR
NR
72
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Left Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
NR
NR
95
92
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Tommy Davis PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
20.5
20.7
15.8
12.8
1.66
68.6
43.2
31.4
22.4
4.81
BLUE = Tommy Davis
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME LF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
208.1
140.0
102.5
84.6
16.8
368.7
208.0
151.6
101.2
26.4
BLUE = Tommy Davis
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME LF

— 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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