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Willie Davis
William Henry Davis (3-Dog)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 11", Weight 181 lb.

MLB Debut September 8, 1960
Final Game September 30, 1979
Born April 15, 1940 in Mineral Springs, AR
Died March 9, 2010 (age 69)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1960 20 LAN NL   68   61   17   21   4   0   5   14   1   0    5    7  .344  .394  .656 1.050   141    40   0   0   1   0   0  
 1961 21 LAN NL  123  348   49   82  21   5   8   48  15   8   43   61  .236  .326  .394  .720    98   137   6   7   7   7  12  
 1962 22 LAN NL  135  427   55  110  13   3  19   63  12   6   20   43  .258  .293  .436  .728   104   186   4   2   3   2  11  
 1963 23 LAN NL  124  360   44   95  12   4   3   40  29  10   18   38  .264  .306  .344  .651    97   124   4   0   2   4   5  
 1964 24 LAN NL  161  652   97  191  30   5  16   66  69  24   42   64  .293  .334  .428  .762   109   279  11   4  16   0   2  MVP-15
 1965 25 LAN NL  139  428   57  112  10   3  12   46  24   9   12   56  .262  .290  .383  .673   101   164   4   3   2   6   8  
 1966 26 LAN NL  150  655   81  189  24   5  11   54  37  14    9   68  .289  .300  .391  .691   100   256   7   0   1   2   2  
 1967 27 LAN NL  152  614   63  134  22   6   6   38  29   9   31   71  .218  .256  .303  .559    85   186   4   2   2   1   8  
 1968 28 LAN NL  161  683   78  164  20  12   7   38  28   4   22  105  .240  .263  .335  .599    94   229   6   1   2   0   9  
 1969 29 LAN NL  155  589   83  179  41   9  10   80  26   7   22   40  .304  .333  .455  .788   114   268   0   4   0   6  10  
 1970 30 LAN NL  161  634   78  195  26   8   9   74  37   3   31   55  .308  .339  .416  .755   104   264  11   2   2   0   8  
 1971 31 LAN NL  162  668   73  196  31   7   9   80  10   5   28   51  .293  .319  .401  .720   104   268   2   7   5   0  21  
 1972 32 LAN NL  162  681   87  199  29   4  24   87  21   6   37   71  .292  .327  .452  .780   120   308   0   3   3   0  22  MVP-10
 1973 33 LAN NL  163  616   94  169  23   7  22   86  20   3   42   76  .274  .319  .442  .760   109   272   3   8   5   2  13  MVP-13
 1974 34 MON NL  153  522   87  169  24  14   4   73  16   4   27   39  .324  .359  .446  .805   114   233   8   4   8   4   9  
 1975 35 NYA AL  104  297   65   95  22   1   6   41   4   0   16   20  .320  .358  .461  .820   120   137   2   4   4   4   4  
 1976 36 ATN NL  134  367   45  101  11   7   2   30  10   2   13   37  .275  .298  .360  .657    98   132   5   3   1   0   3  
 1977           [Did not play]
 1978           [Did not play]
 1979 39 OAA AL   24   63   14   35  22   1   0   16   0   0    3    1  .556  .576  .937 1.512   204    59   0   0   1   0   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 18 Seasons     2431 8665 1167 2436 385 101 173  974 388 114  421  903  .281  .315  .409  .724        3542  77  54  65  38 148
 Per 600 PA           562   76  158  25   7  11   63  25   7   27   59                                 230   5   4   4   2  10
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With LAN     2016 7416  956 2036 306  78 161  814 358 108  362  806  .275  .309  .402  .711        2981  62  43  51  30 131
   With MON      153  522   87  169  24  14   4   73  16   4   27   39  .324  .359  .446  .805         233   8   4   8   4   9
   With ATN      134  367   45  101  11   7   2   30  10   2   13   37  .275  .298  .360  .657         132   5   3   1   0   3
   With NYA      104  297   65   95  22   1   6   41   4   0   16   20  .320  .358  .461  .820         137   2   4   4   4   4
   With OAA       24   63   14   35  22   1   0   16   0   0    3    1  .556  .576  .937 1.512          59   0   0   1   0   1
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     2429 9174 1217 2561 395 138 182 1053 398 131  418  977  .279  .311  .412  .723        3778  83  96  75  51 128
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1960 20 LAN NL   8   16  11.1  50  17   4  .340   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   3(+2)e9   225   
 1961 21 LAN NL  23   44   4.0   6   0   0  .000   6   44   37  .841    0    0  .000  OF   2(+2)e8   -47   
 1962 22 LAN NL  22   50   4.0   7   2   0  .286   5   61   47  .770    0    0  .000  OF   2(+2)e18  -59   
 1963 23 LAN NL  10   38   3.7   7   1   0  .143   3   46   39  .848    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e10     5   
 1964 24 LAN NL  33   96   5.2   0   0   0  .000   6   88   67  .761    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e8     33   
 1965 25 LAN NL  32   45   3.7  11   2   1  .182   9   53   42  .792    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e14   64   
 1966 26 LAN NL  29   76   4.2   1   0   0  .000   6   61   47  .770    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e12  -17   
 1967 27 LAN NL  20   48   2.6   5   1   0  .200  11   86   75  .872    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e12 -103   
 1968 28 LAN NL  29   61   3.1   0   0   0  .000   9   85   64  .753    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e11  -37   
 1969 29 LAN NL  23   88   5.6   4   0   0  .000   8   61   50  .820    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e9   -23   
 1970 30 LAN NL  27   94   5.5   0   0   0  .000   1   91   82  .901    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e3   -19   
 1971 31 LAN NL  33   79   4.2   0   0   0  .000   5   79   76  .962    0    0  .000  OF   1(-1)e8   -49   
 1972 32 LAN NL  24   95   5.0   0   0   0  .000   7   69   64  .928    0    0  .000  OF   1(-1)e6    22   
 1973 33 LAN NL  28   87   5.0   0   0   0  .000   8   85   79  .929    0    0  .000  OF   1(-1)e8    -4   
 1974 34 MON NL  11   83   6.0  15   8   0  .533  15   78   60  .769    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e13   56   
 1975 35 NYA AL   6   50   6.4  17   9   0  .529   7   28   23  .821    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e14   70   
 1976 36 ATN NL  49   40   3.9  33  11   0  .333   1   49   44  .898    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e4   -13   
 1977           [Did not play]
 1978           [Did not play]
 1979 39 OAA AL  98   33  31.1   4   1   0  .250   0    1    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH             891   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 18 Seasons         1132   4.6 160  52   5  .325 107 1066  897  .841    0    0  .000                  -2   2
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 30.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 35.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1960 20 LAN NL  CF     4     2     1    0    0  1.000     1    10.0   2.70
                 2B     1     2     2    0    2  1.000     0     7.0   5.14
                 RF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   3.00
 1961 21 LAN NL  CF   116   248     8    6    0   .977    97   873.2   2.64
 1962 22 LAN NL  CF   122   281     6    5    1   .983   102   974.0   2.65
 1963 23 LAN NL  CF   111   204     8    3    2   .986    81   789.2   2.42
 1964 24 LAN NL  CF   161   343     8    6    0   .983   159  1451.2   2.18
 1965 25 LAN NL  CF   120   254     6    9    0   .967   115  1050.1   2.23
 1966 26 LAN NL  CF   149   327    14    6    5   .983   149  1347.0   2.28
 1967 27 LAN NL  CF   145   340    16   11    4   .970   144  1281.2   2.50  GG
 1968 28 LAN NL  CF   161   398    16    9    3   .979   161  1425.2   2.61
 1969 29 LAN NL  CF   153   375    10    8    1   .980   142  1290.1   2.69
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     1     7.0   0.00
 1970 30 LAN NL  CF   161   409    27    1    7   .998   158  1431.0   2.74  GG
 1971 31 LAN NL  CF   162   482    21    5    3   .990   162  1475.2   3.07  GG
 1972 32 LAN NL  CF   162   438    15    7    0   .985   162  1455.2   2.80  GG
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1973 33 LAN NL  CF   163   481    11    8    3   .984   163  1473.1   3.01  GG
 1974 34 MON NL  CF   146   370     7   15    1   .962   118  1126.2   3.01
 1975 35 NYA AL  RF    81   142     1    7    0   .953    62   593.0   2.17
                 LF     4     4     0    0    0  1.000     2    22.0   1.64
 1976 36 ATN NL  CF    76   197    10    1    2   .995    63   586.1   3.18
                 LF    27    26     3    0    0  1.000    12   139.1   1.87
 1977           [Did not play]
 1978           [Did not play]
 1979 39 OAA AL  LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 CF  2112  5149   184  100   32   .982  1977 18042.2   2.66
                 RF    83   143     1    7    0   .954    62   596.0   2.17
                 LF    34    31     3    0    0  1.000    15   171.1   1.79
                 2B     1     2     2    0    2  1.000     0     7.0   5.14
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1971 NLCS  LAN NYN   W    3  10  1  3  1  0  0   3  0  1  .300  .273  .400  0
      WS    LAN OAA   L    7  28  4  8  3  0  0   3  3  5  .286  .344  .393  0
 1973 NLCS  LAN MON   W    5  21  5  7  0  0  3   8  3  2  .333  .417  .762  0
      WS    LAN OAA   W    5  19  0  5  2  0  0   2  0  1  .263  .263  .368  0
 1974 NLCS  MON CIN   L    3  12  0  6  1  1  0   2  1  1  .500  .538  .750  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1960  LAN   76-78   Robert Rescigno
 1961  LAN   73-81   Robert Rescigno
 1962  LAN   91-71   Robert Rescigno
 1963  LAN  100-62   Robert Rescigno
 1964  LAN   76-86   Robert Rescigno
 1965  LAN   84-78   Dave Jackson, Robert Rescigno
 1966  LAN   78-84   Dave Jackson
 1967  LAN   67-95   Dave Jackson
 1968  LAN   66-96   Scott Campbell
 1969  LAN   94-68   Scott Campbell
 1970  LAN   72-90   Scott Campbell
 1971  LAN  102-60   Scott Campbell
 1972  LAN   78-84   Scott Campbell
 1973  LAN  109-54   Scott Campbell
 1974  MON  109-53   Steve Bivens
 1975  NYA   89-73   Chris Kohlwes
 1976  ATN   73-89   Tom Austad
 1979  OAA   71-91   Drew Kennedy

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