Ron Davis
Ronald Everette Davis
 
 
Born: October 21, 1941 in Roanoke Rapids, NC
Died: September 5, 1992 - 50 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'0" Wt: 175
(legend)
Fielding Ratings(?)
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Notes:
- Signed by the Houston Colt .45's as an Amateur Free Agent in 1961
- Served in the military during The Vietnam War
- College/Univ: Duke University (1961)

Comparison

Comparison
Center Fielders
 
All Positions
 
#
Player
 
1 Willie Mays
1951 - 1973
CF
156.1
Pl
KOR
Y
 
136.4
18.1
0.0
-1.6
2 Mickey Mantle
1951 - 1968
CF
109.7
Pl
 
116.0
-10.1
0.0
-3.8
3 Willie Davis
1960 - 1979
CF
60.7
 
47.5
10.9
0.0
-2.2
4 Jimmy Wynn
1963 - 1977
CF
55.7
 
57.5
-6.6
0.0
-4.8
5 Vada Pinson
1958 - 1975
CF
54.2
 
54.8
-5.8
0.0
-5.2
6 Curt Flood
1956 - 1971
CF
41.8
 
30.1
10.5
0.0
-1.3
7 Paul Blair
1964 - 1980
CF
37.9
 
18.7
18.6
0.0
-0.6
8 Rick Monday
1966 - 1984
CF
33.2
 
45.5
-14.7
0.0
-2.4
9 Bobby Murcer
1965 - 1983
CF
32.0
VN
 
42.8
-16.2
0.0
-5.4
10 Jim Piersall
1950 - 1967
CF
28.5
 
10.5
15.3
0.0
-2.7
11 Cesar Tovar
1965 - 1976
CF
28.2
 
26.1
-0.1
0.1
-2.2
12 Tony Gonzalez
1960 - 1971
CF
27.1
 
30.0
-7.0
0.0
-4.1
13 Tommie Agee
1962 - 1973
CF
25.5
 
18.2
5.7
0.0
-1.6
14 Matty Alou
1960 - 1974
CF
23.3
 
26.2
-7.4
0.1
-4.5
15 Jose Cardenal
1963 - 1980
CF
20.8
 
25.6
-10.5
0.0
-5.8
16 Mack Jones
1961 - 1971
CF
20.6
 
21.7
-3.7
0.0
-2.6
17 Jim Landis
1957 - 1967
CF
20.5
 
17.2
2.0
0.0
-1.2
18 Bill Virdon
1955 - 1968
CF
19.5
 
15.0
4.0
0.0
-0.5
19 Mickey Stanley
1964 - 1978
CF
17.3
 
15.4
1.2
0.0
-0.8
20 Vic Davalillo
1963 - 1980
CF
16.1
 
12.4
1.5
0.0
-2.2
21 Ken Berry
1962 - 1975
CF
15.2
 
7.8
5.1
0.0
-2.3
22 Ken Henderson
1965 - 1980
CF
14.8
 
14.0
-4.0
0.0
-4.7
23 Jimmie Hall
1963 - 1970
CF
13.9
 
13.1
-1.7
0.0
-2.5
24 Adolfo Phillips
1964 - 1972
CF
13.7
 
11.5
1.7
0.0
-0.5
25 Albie Pearson
1958 - 1966
CF
13.3
 
15.8
-4.3
0.0
-1.7
26 Jackie Brandt
1956 - 1967
CF
12.9
MIL
 
12.7
-2.8
0.0
-3.0
27 Don Demeter
1956 - 1967
CF
12.8
 
14.0
-3.0
0.0
-1.9
28 Don Lock
1962 - 1969
CF
12.0
 
13.4
-2.6
0.0
-1.2
29 Bobby Tolan
1965 - 1979
CF
10.2
 
8.4
-2.1
0.0
-3.9
30 Gary Geiger
1958 - 1970
CF
8.9
 
9.3
-1.8
-0.1
-1.3
31 Lenny Green
1957 - 1968
CF
8.3
 
9.8
-3.7
0.0
-2.2
32 Roger Repoz
1964 - 1972
CF
6.6
 
6.5
-2.3
0.0
-2.5
33 Ty Cline
1960 - 1971
CF
5.9
 
2.4
2.2
0.0
-1.3
34 Russ Snyder
1959 - 1970
CF
5.4
 
7.0
-6.4
0.0
-4.7
35 Bobby Del Greco
1952 - 1965
CF
3.7
 
3.4
-0.4
0.0
-0.6
36 Ed Stroud
1966 - 1971
CF
3.1
 
3.9
-2.2
0.0
-1.4
37 Ted Uhlaender
1965 - 1972
CF
2.8
 
6.1
-4.7
0.0
-1.3
38 Jim Gosger
1963 - 1974
CF
2.4
 
0.4
0.0
0.0
-2.0
39 Don Landrum
1957 - 1966
CF
2.2
 
0.8
1.0
0.0
-0.5
40 George Thomas
1957 - 1971
CF
2.1
 
1.7
-1.4
0.0
-1.8
41 Marty Keough
1956 - 1966
CF
1.3
 
1.6
-2.4
0.0
-2.1
42 Larry Elliot
1962 - 1966
CF
1.0
 
1.8
-1.2
0.0
-0.4
43 Billy Cowan
1963 - 1972
CF
0.9
 
2.0
-2.0
0.0
-1.0
44 Mike White
1963 - 1965
CF
0.5
 
0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.1
45 Duke Carmel
1959 - 1965
CF
0.4
 
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.3
46 Brock Davis
1963 - 1972
CF
0.2
 
0.6
-0.6
0.0
-0.3
47 Don Dillard
1959 - 1965
CF
0.2
 
0.1
-0.3
0.0
-0.4
48 Don Young
1965 - 1969
CF
0.1
 
0.2
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
49 Shaun Fitzmaurice
1966 - 1966
CF
0.1
 
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
50 Jose Tartabull
1962 - 1970
CF
0.0
 
0.7
-2.0
0.0
-1.3
 
  Ron Davis
1962 - 1969
CF
-0.2
VN
 
0.2
-1.2
0.0
-0.9
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