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Shoeless Joe Jackson vs Willie Mays Comparison

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Seasons

Check/Uncheck

Shoeless Joe Jackson

Check/Uncheck

Willie Mays

 

Info

Teams

Shoeless Joe Jackson Philadelphia Athletics (1908-1909), Cleveland Naps/Indians (1910-1915), Chicago White Sox (1915-1920)
Willie Mays New York/San Francisco Giants (1951-1952, 1954-1972), New York Mets (1972-1973)

Position

Shoeless Joe Jackson Outfielder
Willie Mays Outfielder

Height

Shoeless Joe Jackson 6'1"
Willie Mays 5'10"

Weight

Shoeless Joe Jackson 200
Willie Mays 170

Bats

Shoeless Joe Jackson Left
Willie Mays Right

Throws

Shoeless Joe Jackson Right
Willie Mays Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Shoeless Joe Jackson 1 (1917) Star
Willie Mays 1 (1954) Star

World Series Appearances

Shoeless Joe Jackson 2 (1917, 1919) StarStar
Willie Mays 4 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1973) StarStarStarStar

Playoff Appearances

Shoeless Joe Jackson 2 (1917, 1919) StarStar
Willie Mays 5 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1971, 1973) StarStarStarStarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Shoeless Joe Jackson No
Willie Mays Yes

Number Retired

Shoeless Joe Jackson No
Willie Mays Yes

MVP

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0
Willie Mays 2 (1954, 1965) StarStar

Gold Gloves

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0 *Award wasn't introduced until 1957
Willie Mays 12 (1957–1968) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

All-Star Games

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0 *First All-Star Game was in 1933
Willie Mays 24 (1954–1973) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Batting Champion

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0
Willie Mays 1 (1954) Star

League Leader in Home Runs

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0
Willie Mays 4 (1955, 1962, 1964-1965) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in RBIs

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0
Willie Mays 0

League Leader in Hits

Shoeless Joe Jackson 2 (1912-1913) StarStar
Willie Mays 1 (1960) Star

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0
Willie Mays 4 (1956–1959) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in Total Bases

Shoeless Joe Jackson 2 (1912, 1916) StarStar
Willie Mays 3 (1955, 1962, 1965) StarStarStar

League Leader in Doubles

Shoeless Joe Jackson 1 (1913) Star
Willie Mays 0

League Leader in Triples

Shoeless Joe Jackson 3 (1912, 1916, 1920) StarStarStar
Willie Mays 3 (1954-1955, 1957) StarStarStar

League Leader in Runs

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0
Willie Mays 2 (1958, 1961) StarStar

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Shoeless Joe Jackson 1 (1911) Star
Willie Mays 2 (1965, 1971) StarStar

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Shoeless Joe Jackson 1 (1913) Star
Willie Mays 5 (1954-1955, 1957, 1964-1965) StarStarStarStarStar

Hitting

Games (G)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 1,332
Willie Mays 2,992

Plate Appearances (PA)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 5,695
Willie Mays 12,496

At Bats (AB)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 4,981
Willie Mays 10,881

Batting Average (BA)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0.356
Willie Mays 0.302

Hits (H)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 1,772
Willie Mays 3,283

Runs (R)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 873
Willie Mays 2,062

Home Runs (HR)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 54
Willie Mays 660

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 785
Willie Mays 1,903

Doubles (2B)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 307
Willie Mays 523

Triples (3B)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 168
Willie Mays 140

Walks (BB)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 519
Willie Mays 1,464

Strikeouts (SO)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 234
Willie Mays 1,526

Stolen Bases (SB)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 202
Willie Mays 338

Caught Stealing (CS)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 81
Willie Mays 103

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0.423
Willie Mays 0.384

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0.517
Willie Mays 0.557

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0.940
Willie Mays 0.941

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 59
Willie Mays 44

Total Bases (TB)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 2,577
Willie Mays 6,066

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 529
Willie Mays 1,323

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0.366
Willie Mays 0.299

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0.162
Willie Mays 0.256

Secondary Average (SECA)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0.290
Willie Mays 0.412

Total Average (TotA)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0.996
Willie Mays 0.982

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 85.2
Willie Mays 447.1

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 9.1%
Willie Mays 11.7%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 4.1%
Willie Mays 12.2%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 82%
Willie Mays 70%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 92.2
Willie Mays 16.5

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 62.5
Willie Mays 155.9

Runs Created (RC)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 1,070
Willie Mays 2,368

Fielding

Games (G)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 1,319
Willie Mays 2,929

Innings (Inn)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 11,754
Willie Mays 25,073.1

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0.964%
Willie Mays 0.981%

Errors (E)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 107
Willie Mays 156

Chances (CH)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 2,951
Willie Mays 8,141

Putouts (PO)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 2,646
Willie Mays 7,752

Assists (A)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 198
Willie Mays 233

Double Play (DP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 49
Willie Mays 121

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 2.16
Willie Mays 2.73

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 2.18
Willie Mays 2.87

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 14
Willie Mays 25

Plate Appearances (PA)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 57
Willie Mays 99

At Bats (AB)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 55
Willie Mays 89

Batting Average (BA)

Shoeless Joe Jackson .345
Willie Mays .247

Hits (H)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 19
Willie Mays 22

Runs (R)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 9
Willie Mays 12

Home Runs (HR)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 1
Willie Mays 1

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 8
Willie Mays 10

Doubles (2B)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 3
Willie Mays 5

Triples (3B)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0
Willie Mays 0

Walks (BB)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
Willie Mays 10

Strikeouts (SO)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 2
Willie Mays 12

Stolen Bases (SB)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 1
Willie Mays 3

Caught Stealing (CS)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0
Willie Mays 0

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0
Willie Mays 0

Total Bases (TB)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 25
Willie Mays 30

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson .368
Willie Mays .323

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Shoeless Joe Jackson .455
Willie Mays .337

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0.823
Willie Mays 0.660

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson .346
Willie Mays .276

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 3.5%
Willie Mays 12.1%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 3.5%
Willie Mays 10.1%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson .109
Willie Mays .090

Secondary Average (SECA)

Shoeless Joe Jackson .164
Willie Mays .236

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 4
Willie Mays 6

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 155 (1916)
Willie Mays 162 (1962)

At Bats (AB)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 592 (1916)
Willie Mays 621 (1962)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 658 (1916)
Willie Mays 706 (1962)

Batting Average (BA)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0.408 (1911)
Willie Mays 0.347 (1958)

Hits (H)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 233 (1911)
Willie Mays 208 (1958)

Runs (R)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 126 (1911)
Willie Mays 130 (1962)

Home Runs (HR)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 12 (1920)
Willie Mays 52 (1965)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 121 (1920)
Willie Mays 141 (1962)

Doubles (2B)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 45 (1911)
Willie Mays 43 (1959)

Triples (3B)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 26 (1912)
Willie Mays 20 (1957)

Walks (BB)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 80 (1913)
Willie Mays 112 (1971)

Strikeouts (SO)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 1 (1918)
Willie Mays 17 (1952)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 41 (1911)
Willie Mays 40 (1956)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0 (1919)
Willie Mays 0 (1973)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 12 (1912)
Willie Mays 4 (1962)

Total Bases (TB)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 337 (1911)
Willie Mays 382 (1962)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0.468 (1911)
Willie Mays 0.425 (1971)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0.590 (1911)
Willie Mays 0.667 (1954)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 1.058 (1911)
Willie Mays 1.078 (1954)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 9.6 (1912)
Willie Mays 11.2 (1965)

Runs Created (RC)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 155 (1911)
Willie Mays 157 (1955)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0.434 (1911)
Willie Mays 0.344 (1958)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0.207 (1920)
Willie Mays 0.340 (1955)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0.379 (1913)
Willie Mays 0.528 (1971)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 1.3% (1918)
Willie Mays 8.2% (1958)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 12.8% (1913)
Willie Mays 20.9% (1971)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0.0 (1909)
Willie Mays 10.7 (1965)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 74 (1920)
Willie Mays 90 (1962)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0 (1920)
Willie Mays 9 (1960)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 155 (1916)
Willie Mays 161 (1962)

Innings (Inn)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 1405.0 (1916)
Willie Mays 1393.2 (1962)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 1.000% (1918)
Willie Mays 0.991% (1962)

Errors (E)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0 (1918)
Willie Mays 1 (1952)

Chances (CH)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 478 (1915)
Willie Mays 622 (1971)

Putouts (PO)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 436 (1915)
Willie Mays 576 (1971)

Assists (A)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 32 (1911)
Willie Mays 29 (1971)

Double Play (DP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 13 (1915)
Willie Mays 44 (1971)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 3.70 (1915)
Willie Mays 4.58 (1971)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Shoeless Joe Jackson 3.75 (1915)
Willie Mays 5.31 (1971)

Seasons

Check/Uncheck

Shoeless Joe Jackson

Check/Uncheck

Willie Mays

 

Info

Teams

Shoeless Joe Jackson Philadelphia Athletics (1908-1909), Cleveland Naps/Indians (1910-1915), Chicago White Sox (1915-1920)
Willie Mays New York/San Francisco Giants (1951-1952, 1954-1972), New York Mets (1972-1973)

Position

Shoeless Joe Jackson Outfielder
Willie Mays Outfielder

Height

Shoeless Joe Jackson 6'1"
Willie Mays 5'10"

Weight

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Bats

Shoeless Joe Jackson Left
Willie Mays Right

Throws

Shoeless Joe Jackson Right
Willie Mays Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Shoeless Joe Jackson 1 (1917)
Willie Mays 1 (1954)

World Series Appearances

Shoeless Joe Jackson 2 (1917, 1919)
Willie Mays 4 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1973)

Playoff Appearances

Shoeless Joe Jackson 2 (1917, 1919)
Willie Mays 5 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1971, 1973)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Shoeless Joe Jackson No
Willie Mays Yes

Number Retired

Shoeless Joe Jackson No
Willie Mays Yes

MVP

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Gold Gloves

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0 *Award wasn't introduced until 1957
Willie Mays 12 (1957–1968)

All-Star Games

Shoeless Joe Jackson 0 *First All-Star Game was in 1933
Willie Mays 24 (1954–1973)

League Batting Champion

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

League Leader in Home Runs

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

League Leader in RBIs

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

League Leader in Hits

Shoeless Joe Jackson 2 (1912-1913)
Willie Mays 1 (1960)

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

League Leader in Total Bases

Shoeless Joe Jackson 2 (1912, 1916)
Willie Mays 3 (1955, 1962, 1965)

League Leader in Doubles

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

League Leader in Triples

Shoeless Joe Jackson 3 (1912, 1916, 1920)
Willie Mays 3 (1954-1955, 1957)

League Leader in Runs

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Shoeless Joe Jackson 1 (1911)
Willie Mays 2 (1965, 1971)

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Shoeless Joe Jackson 1 (1913)
Willie Mays 5 (1954-1955, 1957, 1964-1965)

Hitting

Games (G)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Plate Appearances (PA)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

At Bats (AB)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Batting Average (BA)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Hits (H)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Runs (R)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Home Runs (HR)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Doubles (2B)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Triples (3B)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Walks (BB)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Strikeouts (SO)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Stolen Bases (SB)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Caught Stealing (CS)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Total Bases (TB)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Secondary Average (SECA)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Total Average (TotA)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Runs Created (RC)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Fielding

Games (G)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Innings (Inn)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Errors (E)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Chances (CH)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Putouts (PO)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Assists (A)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Double Play (DP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Plate Appearances (PA)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

At Bats (AB)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Batting Average (BA)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Hits (H)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Runs (R)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Home Runs (HR)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Doubles (2B)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Triples (3B)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Walks (BB)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Strikeouts (SO)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Stolen Bases (SB)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Caught Stealing (CS)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Total Bases (TB)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Secondary Average (SECA)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Shoeless Joe Jackson Willie Mays

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