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Willie Mays vs Frank Robinson Comparison

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Willie Mays

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Frank Robinson

 

Info

Teams

Willie Mays New York/San Francisco Giants (1951-1952, 1954-1972), New York Mets (1972-1973)
Frank Robinson Cincinnati Reds (1956-1965), Baltimore Orioles (1966-1971), Los Angeles Doders (1972), California Angels (1973-1974), Cleveland Indians (1974-1976)

Position

Willie Mays Outfielder
Frank Robinson Outfielder, First Baseman

Height

Willie Mays 5'10"
Frank Robinson 6'1"

Weight

Willie Mays 170
Frank Robinson 183

Bats

Willie Mays Right
Frank Robinson Right

Throws

Willie Mays Right
Frank Robinson Right

Drafted/Signed

Willie Mays By the New York Giants as a free agent in 1950
Frank Robinson By the Reds in 1953 as a free agent

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Willie Mays 1 (1954) Star
Frank Robinson 2 (1966, 1970) StarStar

World Series Appearances

Willie Mays 4 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1973) StarStarStarStar
Frank Robinson 5 (1961, 1966, 1969, 1970-1971) StarStarStarStarStar

Playoff Appearances

Willie Mays 5 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1971, 1973) StarStarStarStarStar
Frank Robinson 5 (1961, 1966, 1969, 1970-1971) StarStarStarStarStar

World Series MVP

Willie Mays 0
Frank Robinson 1 (1966) Star

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Willie Mays Yes 94.7% in 1979
Frank Robinson Yes 89.2% in 1982

Number Retired

Willie Mays Yes Giants #24
Frank Robinson Yes Red and Orioles #20

MVP

Willie Mays 2 (1954, 1965) StarStar
Frank Robinson 2 (1961, 1966) StarStar

Gold Gloves

Willie Mays 12 (1957–1968) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Frank Robinson 1 (1958) Star

Rookie of the Year

Willie Mays Yes (1951)
Frank Robinson Yes (1956)

All-Star Games

Willie Mays 24 (1954–1973) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Frank Robinson 14 (1956-1957, 1959, 1959², 1961, 1961², 1962², 1965-1967, 1969-1971, 1974) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Batting Champion

Willie Mays 1 (1954) Star
Frank Robinson 1 (1966) Star

League Leader in Home Runs

Willie Mays 4 (1955, 1962, 1964-1965) StarStarStarStar
Frank Robinson 1 (1966) Star

League Leader in RBIs

Willie Mays 0
Frank Robinson 1 (1966) Star

League Leader in Hits

Willie Mays 1 (1960) Star
Frank Robinson 0

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Willie Mays 4 (1956–1959) StarStarStarStar
Frank Robinson 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Willie Mays 3 (1955, 1962, 1965) StarStarStar
Frank Robinson 1 (1966) Star

League Leader in Doubles

Willie Mays 0
Frank Robinson 1 (1962) Star

League Leader in Triples

Willie Mays 3 (1954-1955, 1957) StarStarStar
Frank Robinson 0

League Leader in Runs

Willie Mays 2 (1958, 1961) StarStar
Frank Robinson 3 (1956, 1962, 1966) StarStarStar

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Willie Mays 2 (1965, 1971) StarStar
Frank Robinson 2 (1962, 1966) StarStar

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Willie Mays 5 (1954-1955, 1957, 1964-1965) StarStarStarStarStar
Frank Robinson 4 (1960-1962, 1966) StarStarStarStar

Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays 2,992
Frank Robinson 2,808

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays 12,496
Frank Robinson 11,742

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays 10,881
Frank Robinson 10,006

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays 0.302
Frank Robinson 0.294

Hits (H)

Willie Mays 3,283
Frank Robinson 2,943

Runs (R)

Willie Mays 2,062
Frank Robinson 1,829

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays 660
Frank Robinson 586

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays 1,903
Frank Robinson 1,812

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays 523
Frank Robinson 528

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays 140
Frank Robinson 72

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays 1,464
Frank Robinson 1,420

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays 1,526
Frank Robinson 1,532

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays 338
Frank Robinson 204

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays 103
Frank Robinson 77

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays 0.384
Frank Robinson 0.389

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays 0.557
Frank Robinson 0.537

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays 0.941
Frank Robinson 0.926

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays 44
Frank Robinson 198

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays 6,066
Frank Robinson 5,373

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays 1,323
Frank Robinson 1,186

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays 0.299
Frank Robinson 0.295

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays 0.256
Frank Robinson 0.243

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays 0.412
Frank Robinson 0.397

Total Average (TotA)

Willie Mays 0.982
Frank Robinson 0.961

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Willie Mays 447.1
Frank Robinson 302.6

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Willie Mays 11.7%
Frank Robinson 12.1%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Willie Mays 12.2%
Frank Robinson 13.0%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Willie Mays 70%
Frank Robinson 68%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Willie Mays 16.5
Frank Robinson 17.1

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Willie Mays 155.9
Frank Robinson 107.4

Runs Created (RC)

Willie Mays 2,368
Frank Robinson 2,128

Fielding

Games (G)

Willie Mays 2,929
Frank Robinson 2,450

Games Started (GS)

Willie Mays 2,818
Frank Robinson 2,370

Innings (Inn)

Willie Mays 25,073.1
Frank Robinson 20,937

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Willie Mays 0.981%
Frank Robinson 0.984%

Errors (E)

Willie Mays 156
Frank Robinson 106

Chances (CH)

Willie Mays 8,141
Frank Robinson 6,785

Putouts (PO)

Willie Mays 7,752
Frank Robinson 6,346

Assists (A)

Willie Mays 233
Frank Robinson 333

Double Play (DP)

Willie Mays 121
Frank Robinson 263

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Willie Mays 2.73
Frank Robinson 2.73

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Willie Mays 2.87
Frank Robinson 2.87

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays 25
Frank Robinson 35

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays 99
Frank Robinson 149

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays 89
Frank Robinson 126

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays .247
Frank Robinson .238

Hits (H)

Willie Mays 22
Frank Robinson 30

Runs (R)

Willie Mays 12
Frank Robinson 25

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays 1
Frank Robinson 10

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays 10
Frank Robinson 19

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays 5
Frank Robinson 5

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays 0
Frank Robinson 1

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays 10
Frank Robinson 20

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays 12
Frank Robinson 32

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays 3
Frank Robinson 0

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays 0
Frank Robinson 0

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays 0
Frank Robinson 3

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays 30
Frank Robinson 67

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays .323
Frank Robinson .356

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays .337
Frank Robinson .532

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays 0.660
Frank Robinson 0.887

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays .276
Frank Robinson .238

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Willie Mays 12.1%
Frank Robinson 21.5%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Willie Mays 10.1%
Frank Robinson 13.4%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays .090
Frank Robinson .294

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays .236
Frank Robinson .452

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays 6
Frank Robinson 16

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays 162 (1962)
Frank Robinson 162 (1962)

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays 621 (1962)
Frank Robinson 611 (1957)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays 706 (1962)
Frank Robinson 701 (1962)

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays 0.347 (1958)
Frank Robinson 0.342 (1962)

Hits (H)

Willie Mays 208 (1958)
Frank Robinson 208 (1962)

Runs (R)

Willie Mays 130 (1962)
Frank Robinson 134 (1962)

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays 52 (1965)
Frank Robinson 49 (1966)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays 141 (1962)
Frank Robinson 136 (1962)

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays 43 (1959)
Frank Robinson 51 (1962)

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays 20 (1957)
Frank Robinson 7 (1967)

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays 112 (1971)
Frank Robinson 88 (1969)

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays 17 (1952)
Frank Robinson 12 (1976)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays 40 (1956)
Frank Robinson 26 (1963)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays 0 (1973)
Frank Robinson 0 (1976)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays 4 (1962)
Frank Robinson 20 (1956)

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays 382 (1962)
Frank Robinson 380 (1962)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays 0.425 (1971)
Frank Robinson 0.421 (1962)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays 0.667 (1954)
Frank Robinson 0.637 (1966)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays 1.078 (1954)
Frank Robinson 1.047 (1966)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Willie Mays 11.2 (1965)
Frank Robinson 8.7 (1962)

Runs Created (RC)

Willie Mays 157 (1955)
Frank Robinson 160 (1962)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays 0.344 (1958)
Frank Robinson 0.339 (1957)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays 0.340 (1955)
Frank Robinson 0.321 (1966)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays 0.528 (1971)
Frank Robinson 0.517 (1975)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Willie Mays 8.2% (1958)
Frank Robinson 8.8% (1962)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Willie Mays 20.9% (1971)
Frank Robinson 19.5% (1975)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Willie Mays 10.7 (1965)
Frank Robinson 11.8 (1966)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays 90 (1962)
Frank Robinson 92 (1962)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Willie Mays 9 (1960)
Frank Robinson 10 (1961)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Willie Mays 161 (1962)
Frank Robinson 165 (1959)

Games Started (GS)

Willie Mays 158 (1962)
Frank Robinson 160 (1962)

Innings (Inn)

Willie Mays 1393.2 (1962)
Frank Robinson 1433.2 (1962)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Willie Mays 0.991% (1962)
Frank Robinson 1.000% (1975)

Errors (E)

Willie Mays 1 (1952)
Frank Robinson 0 (1976)

Chances (CH)

Willie Mays 622 (1971)
Frank Robinson 1145 (1959)

Putouts (PO)

Willie Mays 576 (1971)
Frank Robinson 1049 (1959)

Assists (A)

Willie Mays 29 (1971)
Frank Robinson 78 (1959)

Double Play (DP)

Willie Mays 44 (1971)
Frank Robinson 111 (1959)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Willie Mays 4.58 (1971)
Frank Robinson 6.83 (1959)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Willie Mays 5.31 (1971)
Frank Robinson 8.06 (1959)

Seasons

Check/Uncheck

Willie Mays

Check/Uncheck

Frank Robinson

 

Info

Teams

Willie Mays New York/San Francisco Giants (1951-1952, 1954-1972), New York Mets (1972-1973)
Frank Robinson Cincinnati Reds (1956-1965), Baltimore Orioles (1966-1971), Los Angeles Doders (1972), California Angels (1973-1974), Cleveland Indians (1974-1976)

Position

Willie Mays Outfielder
Frank Robinson Outfielder, First Baseman

Height

Willie Mays 5'10"
Frank Robinson 6'1"

Weight

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Bats

Willie Mays Right
Frank Robinson Right

Throws

Willie Mays Right
Frank Robinson Right

Drafted/Signed

Willie Mays By the New York Giants as a free agent in 1950
Frank Robinson By the Reds in 1953 as a free agent

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Willie Mays 1 (1954)
Frank Robinson 2 (1966, 1970)

World Series Appearances

Willie Mays 4 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1973)
Frank Robinson 5 (1961, 1966, 1969, 1970-1971)

Playoff Appearances

Willie Mays 5 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1971, 1973)
Frank Robinson 5 (1961, 1966, 1969, 1970-1971)

World Series MVP

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Willie Mays Yes 94.7% in 1979
Frank Robinson Yes 89.2% in 1982

Number Retired

Willie Mays Yes Giants #24
Frank Robinson Yes Red and Orioles #20

MVP

Willie Mays 2 (1954, 1965)
Frank Robinson 2 (1961, 1966)

Gold Gloves

Willie Mays 12 (1957–1968)
Frank Robinson 1 (1958)

Rookie of the Year

Willie Mays Yes (1951)
Frank Robinson Yes (1956)

All-Star Games

Willie Mays 24 (1954–1973)
Frank Robinson 14 (1956-1957, 1959, 1959², 1961, 1961², 1962², 1965-1967, 1969-1971, 1974)

League Batting Champion

Willie Mays 1 (1954)
Frank Robinson 1 (1966)

League Leader in Home Runs

Willie Mays 4 (1955, 1962, 1964-1965)
Frank Robinson 1 (1966)

League Leader in RBIs

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

League Leader in Hits

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

League Leader in Total Bases

Willie Mays 3 (1955, 1962, 1965)
Frank Robinson 1 (1966)

League Leader in Doubles

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

League Leader in Triples

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

League Leader in Runs

Willie Mays 2 (1958, 1961)
Frank Robinson 3 (1956, 1962, 1966)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Willie Mays 2 (1965, 1971)
Frank Robinson 2 (1962, 1966)

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Willie Mays 5 (1954-1955, 1957, 1964-1965)
Frank Robinson 4 (1960-1962, 1966)

Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Hits (H)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Runs (R)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Total Average (TotA)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Runs Created (RC)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Fielding

Games (G)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Games Started (GS)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Innings (Inn)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Errors (E)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Chances (CH)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Putouts (PO)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Assists (A)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Double Play (DP)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Hits (H)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Runs (R)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays Frank Robinson

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