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Sammy Sosa vs Roger Maris Comparison

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Seasons

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Roger Maris

 

Info

Teams

Sammy Sosa Texas Rangers (1989), Chicago White Sox (1989-1991), Chicago Cubs (1992-2004), Baltimore Orioles (2005), Texas Rangers (2007)
Roger Maris Cleveland Indians (1957-1958), Kansas City Athletics (1958-1959), New York Yankees (1960-1966), St. Louis Cardinals (1967-1968)

Position

Sammy Sosa Outfielder
Roger Maris Outfielder

Height

Sammy Sosa 6'0"
Roger Maris 6'0"

Weight

Sammy Sosa 165
Roger Maris 197

Bats

Sammy Sosa Right
Roger Maris Left

Throws

Sammy Sosa Right
Roger Maris Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Sammy Sosa 0
Roger Maris 3 (1961-1962, 1967) StarStarStar

World Series Appearances

Sammy Sosa 0
Roger Maris 7 (1960-1964, 1967-1968) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Playoff Appearances

Sammy Sosa 2 (1998, 2003) StarStar
Roger Maris 7 (1960-1964, 1967-1968) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Sammy Sosa No
Roger Maris No

Number Retired

Sammy Sosa No
Roger Maris Yes

MVP

Sammy Sosa 1 (1998) Star
Roger Maris 2 (1960-1961) StarStar

Gold Gloves

Sammy Sosa 0
Roger Maris 1 (1960) Star

Rookie of the Year

Sammy Sosa No
Roger Maris No

All-Star Games

Sammy Sosa 7 (1995, 1998-2002, 2004) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Roger Maris 7 (1959–1962) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Home Runs

Sammy Sosa 2 (2000, 2002) StarStar
Roger Maris 1 (1961) Star

League Leader in RBIs

Sammy Sosa 2 (1998, 2001) StarStar
Roger Maris 2 (1960-1961) StarStar

League Leader in Hits

Sammy Sosa 0
Roger Maris 0

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Sammy Sosa 0
Roger Maris 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Sammy Sosa 3 (1998-1999, 2001) StarStarStar
Roger Maris 1 (1961) Star

League Leader in Doubles

Sammy Sosa 0
Roger Maris 0

League Leader in Triples

Sammy Sosa 0
Roger Maris 0

League Leader in Runs

Sammy Sosa 3 (1998, 2001-2002) StarStarStar
Roger Maris 1 (1961) Star

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Sammy Sosa 0
Roger Maris 0

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Sammy Sosa 0
Roger Maris 1 (1960) Star

Hitting

Games (G)

Sammy Sosa 2,354
Roger Maris 1,463

Plate Appearances (PA)

Sammy Sosa 9,896
Roger Maris 5,847

At Bats (AB)

Sammy Sosa 8,813
Roger Maris 5,101

Batting Average (BA)

Sammy Sosa 0.273
Roger Maris 0.260

Hits (H)

Sammy Sosa 2,408
Roger Maris 1,325

Runs (R)

Sammy Sosa 1,475
Roger Maris 826

Home Runs (HR)

Sammy Sosa 609
Roger Maris 275

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Sammy Sosa 1,667
Roger Maris 850

Doubles (2B)

Sammy Sosa 379
Roger Maris 195

Triples (3B)

Sammy Sosa 45
Roger Maris 42

Walks (BB)

Sammy Sosa 929
Roger Maris 652

Strikeouts (SO)

Sammy Sosa 2,306
Roger Maris 733

Stolen Bases (SB)

Sammy Sosa 234
Roger Maris 21

Caught Stealing (CS)

Sammy Sosa 107
Roger Maris 9

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Sammy Sosa 0.344
Roger Maris 0.345

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Sammy Sosa 0.534
Roger Maris 0.476

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Sammy Sosa 0.878
Roger Maris 0.822

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Sammy Sosa 59
Roger Maris 38

Total Bases (TB)

Sammy Sosa 4,704
Roger Maris 2,429

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Sammy Sosa 1,033
Roger Maris 512

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Sammy Sosa 0.301
Roger Maris 0.254

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Sammy Sosa 0.261
Roger Maris 0.216

Secondary Average (SECA)

Sammy Sosa 0.380
Roger Maris 0.347

Total Average (TotA)

Sammy Sosa 0.867
Roger Maris 0.811

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Sammy Sosa 338.1
Roger Maris 39.0

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Sammy Sosa 9.4%
Roger Maris 11.2%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Sammy Sosa 23.3%
Roger Maris 12.5%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Sammy Sosa 60%
Roger Maris 71%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Sammy Sosa 14.5
Roger Maris 18.5

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Sammy Sosa 58.2
Roger Maris 38.2

Runs Created (RC)

Sammy Sosa 1,625
Roger Maris 876

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Sammy Sosa 15
Roger Maris 41

Plate Appearances (PA)

Sammy Sosa 67
Roger Maris 171

At Bats (AB)

Sammy Sosa 53
Roger Maris 152

Batting Average (BA)

Sammy Sosa .245
Roger Maris .217

Hits (H)

Sammy Sosa 13
Roger Maris 33

Runs (R)

Sammy Sosa 8
Roger Maris 26

Home Runs (HR)

Sammy Sosa 2
Roger Maris 6

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Sammy Sosa 7
Roger Maris 18

Doubles (2B)

Sammy Sosa 3
Roger Maris 5

Triples (3B)

Sammy Sosa 0
Roger Maris 0

Walks (BB)

Sammy Sosa 13
Roger Maris 18

Strikeouts (SO)

Sammy Sosa 17
Roger Maris 21

Stolen Bases (SB)

Sammy Sosa 1
Roger Maris 0

Caught Stealing (CS)

Sammy Sosa 2
Roger Maris 0

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Sammy Sosa 1
Roger Maris 0

Total Bases (TB)

Sammy Sosa 22
Roger Maris 56

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Sammy Sosa .403
Roger Maris .298

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Sammy Sosa .415
Roger Maris .368

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Sammy Sosa 0.818
Roger Maris 0.667

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Sammy Sosa .324
Roger Maris .214

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Sammy Sosa 25.4%
Roger Maris 12.3%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Sammy Sosa 19.4%
Roger Maris 10.5%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Sammy Sosa .170
Roger Maris .151

Secondary Average (SECA)

Sammy Sosa .396
Roger Maris .270

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Sammy Sosa 5
Roger Maris 11

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Sammy Sosa 162 (1999)
Roger Maris 161 (1961)

At Bats (AB)

Sammy Sosa 643 (1998)
Roger Maris 590 (1962)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Sammy Sosa 722 (1998)
Roger Maris 698 (1961)

Batting Average (BA)

Sammy Sosa 0.328 (2001)
Roger Maris 0.283 (1960)

Hits (H)

Sammy Sosa 198 (1998)
Roger Maris 159 (1961)

Runs (R)

Sammy Sosa 146 (2001)
Roger Maris 132 (1961)

Home Runs (HR)

Sammy Sosa 66 (1998)
Roger Maris 61 (1961)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Sammy Sosa 160 (2001)
Roger Maris 141 (1961)

Doubles (2B)

Sammy Sosa 38 (2000)
Roger Maris 34 (1962)

Triples (3B)

Sammy Sosa 10 (1990)
Roger Maris 7 (1967)

Walks (BB)

Sammy Sosa 116 (2001)
Roger Maris 94 (1961)

Strikeouts (SO)

Sammy Sosa 47 (1989)
Roger Maris 29 (1965)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Sammy Sosa 36 (1993)
Roger Maris 8 (1957)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Sammy Sosa 0 (2007)
Roger Maris 0 (1968)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Sammy Sosa 6 (2001)
Roger Maris 7 (1961)

Total Bases (TB)

Sammy Sosa 425 (2001)
Roger Maris 366 (1961)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Sammy Sosa 0.437 (2001)
Roger Maris 0.372 (1961)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Sammy Sosa 0.737 (2001)
Roger Maris 0.620 (1961)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Sammy Sosa 1.174 (2001)
Roger Maris 0.993 (1961)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Sammy Sosa 10.3 (2001)
Roger Maris 7.5 (1960)

Runs Created (RC)

Sammy Sosa 193 (2001)
Roger Maris 138 (1961)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Sammy Sosa 0.363 (2000)
Roger Maris 0.287 (1964)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Sammy Sosa 0.409 (2001)
Roger Maris 0.351 (1961)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Sammy Sosa 0.607 (2001)
Roger Maris 0.510 (1961)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Sammy Sosa 19.8% (2005)
Roger Maris 9.6% (1961)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Sammy Sosa 16.3% (2001)
Roger Maris 15.6% (1965)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Sammy Sosa 9.0 (2001)
Roger Maris 9.7 (1961)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Sammy Sosa 103 (2001)
Roger Maris 81 (1961)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Sammy Sosa 12 (2001)
Roger Maris 7 (1961)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Sammy Sosa Texas Rangers (1989), Chicago White Sox (1989-1991), Chicago Cubs (1992-2004), Baltimore Orioles (2005), Texas Rangers (2007)
Roger Maris Cleveland Indians (1957-1958), Kansas City Athletics (1958-1959), New York Yankees (1960-1966), St. Louis Cardinals (1967-1968)

Position

Sammy Sosa Outfielder
Roger Maris Outfielder

Height

Sammy Sosa 6'0"
Roger Maris 6'0"

Weight

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Bats

Sammy Sosa Right
Roger Maris Left

Throws

Sammy Sosa Right
Roger Maris Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

World Series Appearances

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Playoff Appearances

Sammy Sosa 2 (1998, 2003)
Roger Maris 7 (1960-1964, 1967-1968)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Sammy Sosa No
Roger Maris No

Number Retired

Sammy Sosa No
Roger Maris Yes

MVP

Sammy Sosa 1 (1998)
Roger Maris 2 (1960-1961)

Gold Gloves

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Rookie of the Year

Sammy Sosa No
Roger Maris No

All-Star Games

Sammy Sosa 7 (1995, 1998-2002, 2004)
Roger Maris 7 (1959–1962)

League Leader in Home Runs

Sammy Sosa 2 (2000, 2002)
Roger Maris 1 (1961)

League Leader in RBIs

Sammy Sosa 2 (1998, 2001)
Roger Maris 2 (1960-1961)

League Leader in Hits

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

League Leader in Total Bases

Sammy Sosa 3 (1998-1999, 2001)
Roger Maris 1 (1961)

League Leader in Doubles

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

League Leader in Triples

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

League Leader in Runs

Sammy Sosa 3 (1998, 2001-2002)
Roger Maris 1 (1961)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Hitting

Games (G)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Plate Appearances (PA)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

At Bats (AB)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Batting Average (BA)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Hits (H)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Runs (R)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Home Runs (HR)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Doubles (2B)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Triples (3B)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Walks (BB)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Strikeouts (SO)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Stolen Bases (SB)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Caught Stealing (CS)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Total Bases (TB)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Secondary Average (SECA)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Total Average (TotA)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Runs Created (RC)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Plate Appearances (PA)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

At Bats (AB)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Batting Average (BA)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Hits (H)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Runs (R)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Home Runs (HR)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Doubles (2B)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Triples (3B)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Walks (BB)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Strikeouts (SO)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Stolen Bases (SB)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Caught Stealing (CS)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Total Bases (TB)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Secondary Average (SECA)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Sammy Sosa Roger Maris

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