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Willie Davis

Center Field
1960—1979
BORN
April 15, 1940, in Mineral Springs, AR
BATS / THROWS
Left / Left
HT / WT
6-2 / 180
MLB DEBUT
September 8, 1960
FINAL GAME
September 30, 1979
PRIMARY TEAM
Los Angeles Dodgers
.279
BATTING AVERAGE
2561
HITS
60.8
WAR
.311
ON-BASE PCT
182
HOME RUNS
38.7
WAR7
.412
SLUGGING
.723
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
4.0
WAR PER SEASON
Willie Davis
 
Dodgers general manager Buzzie Bavasi saod of him: “He could have been a Hall of Famer, but he had million-dollar legs and a 10-cent head.”
— # 21 RANKED AT POSITION —
— 1963, 1965 CHAMP —

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Compared to Hall of Fame Center Fielders

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Davis
60.8
38.7
24.7
19.7
49.8
4.0
AVG HOFer
74.6
45.7
33.5
22.8
60.2
5.4

CAREER = WAR

LONG PEAK = WAR7

PRIME = WAR in 5 best consecutive seasons

SHORT PEAK = WAR3

JAWS = AVG of WAR & WAR7

WAR PER = WAR per 162 G

Where Does Willie Davis Rank?

No. 21 Ranked

at Center Field

Ranking Among Center Fielders by Wins Above Replacement ↓

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
19
25
44
32
20
WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
JAWS

Ranking only appears if the player rates in the top 100 Center Fielders