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Willie Mays vs Harold Baines Comparison

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Seasons

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Willie Mays

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Harold Baines

 

Info

Teams

Willie Mays New York/San Francisco Giants (1951-1952, 1954-1972), New York Mets (1972-1973)
Harold Baines Chicago White Sox (1980-1989, 1996-1997, 2000-2001), Texas Rangers (1989-1990), Oakland Athletics (1990-1992), Baltimore Orioles (1993-1995, 1997-1999, 2000), Cleveland Indians (1999)

Position

Willie Mays Outfielder
Harold Baines Designated Hitter, Outfielder

Height

Willie Mays 5'10"
Harold Baines 6'2"

Weight

Willie Mays 170
Harold Baines 175

Bats

Willie Mays Right
Harold Baines Left

Throws

Willie Mays Right
Harold Baines Left

Drafted/Signed

Willie Mays By the New York Giants as a free agent in 1950
Harold Baines By the White Sox in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1977 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Willie Mays 1 (1954) Star
Harold Baines 0

World Series Appearances

Willie Mays 4 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1973) StarStarStarStar
Harold Baines 1 (1990) Star

Playoff Appearances

Willie Mays 5 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1971, 1973) StarStarStarStarStar
Harold Baines 6 (1983, 1990, 1992, 1997, 1999-2000) StarStarStarStarStarStar

World Series MVP

Willie Mays 0
Harold Baines 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Willie Mays Yes 94.7% in 1979
Harold Baines Yes 75% in 2019

Number Retired

Willie Mays Yes Giants #24
Harold Baines Yes White Sox #3

MVP

Willie Mays 2 (1954, 1965) StarStar
Harold Baines 0

Gold Gloves

Willie Mays 12 (1957–1968) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Harold Baines 0

Rookie of the Year

Willie Mays Yes (1951)
Harold Baines No

All-Star Games

Willie Mays 24 (1954–1973) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Harold Baines 6 (1985-1987, 1989, 1991, 1999) StarStarStarStarStarStar

League Batting Champion

Willie Mays 1 (1954) Star
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in Home Runs

Willie Mays 4 (1955, 1962, 1964-1965) StarStarStarStar
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in RBIs

Willie Mays 0
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in Hits

Willie Mays 1 (1960) Star
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Willie Mays 3 (1955, 1962, 1965) StarStarStar
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in Doubles

Willie Mays 0
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in Triples

Willie Mays 3 (1954-1955, 1957) StarStarStar
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in Runs

Willie Mays 2 (1958, 1961) StarStar
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Willie Mays 2 (1965, 1971) StarStar
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Willie Mays 5 (1954-1955, 1957, 1964-1965) StarStarStarStarStar
Harold Baines 1 (1984) Star

Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays 2,992
Harold Baines 2,830

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays 12,496
Harold Baines 11,092

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays 10,881
Harold Baines 9,908

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays 0.302
Harold Baines 0.289

Hits (H)

Willie Mays 3,283
Harold Baines 2,866

Runs (R)

Willie Mays 2,062
Harold Baines 1,299

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays 660
Harold Baines 384

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays 1,903
Harold Baines 1,628

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays 523
Harold Baines 488

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays 140
Harold Baines 49

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays 1,464
Harold Baines 1,062

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays 1,526
Harold Baines 1,441

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays 338
Harold Baines 34

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays 103
Harold Baines 34

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays 0.384
Harold Baines 0.356

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays 0.557
Harold Baines 0.465

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays 0.941
Harold Baines 0.820

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays 44
Harold Baines 14

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays 6,066
Harold Baines 4,604

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays 1,323
Harold Baines 921

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays 0.299
Harold Baines 0.303

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays 0.256
Harold Baines 0.175

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays 0.412
Harold Baines 0.283

Total Average (TotA)

Willie Mays 0.982
Harold Baines 0.770

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Willie Mays 447.1
Harold Baines 62.5

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Willie Mays 11.7%
Harold Baines 9.6%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Willie Mays 12.2%
Harold Baines 13.0%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Willie Mays 70%
Harold Baines 74%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Willie Mays 16.5
Harold Baines 25.8

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Willie Mays 155.9
Harold Baines 38.8

Fielding

Games (G)

Willie Mays 2,929
Harold Baines 1,061

Games Started (GS)

Willie Mays 2,818
Harold Baines 1,014

Innings (Inn)

Willie Mays 25,073.1
Harold Baines 8,955.2

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Willie Mays 0.981%
Harold Baines 0.978%

Errors (E)

Willie Mays 156
Harold Baines 47

Chances (CH)

Willie Mays 8,141
Harold Baines 2,147

Putouts (PO)

Willie Mays 7,752
Harold Baines 2,031

Assists (A)

Willie Mays 233
Harold Baines 69

Double Play (DP)

Willie Mays 121
Harold Baines 17

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Willie Mays 2.73
Harold Baines 1.98

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Willie Mays 2.87
Harold Baines 2.11

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays 25
Harold Baines 31

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays 99
Harold Baines 113

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays 89
Harold Baines 102

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays .247
Harold Baines .324

Hits (H)

Willie Mays 22
Harold Baines 33

Runs (R)

Willie Mays 12
Harold Baines 14

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays 1
Harold Baines 5

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays 10
Harold Baines 16

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays 5
Harold Baines 4

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays 0
Harold Baines 0

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays 10
Harold Baines 9

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays 12
Harold Baines 12

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays 3
Harold Baines 1

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays 0
Harold Baines 1

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays 0
Harold Baines 0

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays 30
Harold Baines 52

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays .323
Harold Baines .378

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays .337
Harold Baines .510

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays 0.660
Harold Baines 0.888

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays .276
Harold Baines .329

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Willie Mays 12.1%
Harold Baines 10.6%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Willie Mays 10.1%
Harold Baines 8.0%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays .090
Harold Baines .186

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays .236
Harold Baines .275

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays 6
Harold Baines 9

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays 162 (1962)
Harold Baines 161 (1982)

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays 621 (1962)
Harold Baines 640 (1985)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays 706 (1962)
Harold Baines 693 (1985)

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays 0.347 (1958)
Harold Baines 0.313 (1993)

Hits (H)

Willie Mays 208 (1958)
Harold Baines 198 (1985)

Runs (R)

Willie Mays 130 (1962)
Harold Baines 89 (1982)

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays 52 (1965)
Harold Baines 29 (1984)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays 141 (1962)
Harold Baines 113 (1985)

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays 43 (1959)
Harold Baines 39 (1988)

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays 20 (1957)
Harold Baines 10 (1984)

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays 112 (1971)
Harold Baines 73 (1996)

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays 17 (1952)
Harold Baines 16 (2001)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays 40 (1956)
Harold Baines 10 (1982)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays 0 (1973)
Harold Baines 0 (2001)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays 4 (1962)
Harold Baines 2 (1986)

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays 382 (1962)
Harold Baines 308 (1984)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays 0.425 (1971)
Harold Baines 0.403 (1995)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays 0.667 (1954)
Harold Baines 0.541 (1984)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays 1.078 (1954)
Harold Baines 0.943 (1995)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Willie Mays 11.2 (1965)
Harold Baines 4.3 (1984)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays 0.344 (1958)
Harold Baines 0.338 (1989)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays 0.340 (1955)
Harold Baines 0.242 (1995)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays 0.528 (1971)
Harold Baines 0.418 (1995)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Willie Mays 8.2% (1958)
Harold Baines 9.8% (1995)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Willie Mays 20.9% (1971)
Harold Baines 15.3% (1995)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Willie Mays 10.7 (1965)
Harold Baines 0.0 (2001)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays 90 (1962)
Harold Baines 67 (1984)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Willie Mays 9 (1960)
Harold Baines 10 (1985)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Willie Mays 161 (1962)
Harold Baines 161 (1982)

Games Started (GS)

Willie Mays 158 (1962)
Harold Baines 158 (1985)

Innings (Inn)

Willie Mays 1393.2 (1962)
Harold Baines 1397.2 (1985)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Willie Mays 0.991% (1962)
Harold Baines 1.000% (1987)

Errors (E)

Willie Mays 1 (1952)
Harold Baines 0 (1997)

Chances (CH)

Willie Mays 622 (1971)
Harold Baines 343 (1982)

Putouts (PO)

Willie Mays 576 (1971)
Harold Baines 326 (1982)

Assists (A)

Willie Mays 29 (1971)
Harold Baines 15 (1986)

Double Play (DP)

Willie Mays 44 (1971)
Harold Baines 5 (1986)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Willie Mays 4.58 (1971)
Harold Baines 2.50 (1990)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Willie Mays 5.31 (1971)
Harold Baines 3.75 (1990)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Willie Mays New York/San Francisco Giants (1951-1952, 1954-1972), New York Mets (1972-1973)
Harold Baines Chicago White Sox (1980-1989, 1996-1997, 2000-2001), Texas Rangers (1989-1990), Oakland Athletics (1990-1992), Baltimore Orioles (1993-1995, 1997-1999, 2000), Cleveland Indians (1999)

Position

Willie Mays Outfielder
Harold Baines Designated Hitter, Outfielder

Height

Willie Mays 5'10"
Harold Baines 6'2"

Weight

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Bats

Willie Mays Right
Harold Baines Left

Throws

Willie Mays Right
Harold Baines Left

Drafted/Signed

Willie Mays By the New York Giants as a free agent in 1950
Harold Baines By the White Sox in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1977 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Willie Mays Harold Baines

World Series Appearances

Willie Mays 4 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1973)
Harold Baines 1 (1990)

Playoff Appearances

Willie Mays 5 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1971, 1973)
Harold Baines 6 (1983, 1990, 1992, 1997, 1999-2000)

World Series MVP

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Willie Mays Yes 94.7% in 1979
Harold Baines Yes 75% in 2019

Number Retired

Willie Mays Yes Giants #24
Harold Baines Yes White Sox #3

MVP

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Gold Gloves

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Rookie of the Year

Willie Mays Yes (1951)
Harold Baines No

All-Star Games

Willie Mays 24 (1954–1973)
Harold Baines 6 (1985-1987, 1989, 1991, 1999)

League Batting Champion

Willie Mays Harold Baines

League Leader in Home Runs

Willie Mays Harold Baines

League Leader in RBIs

Willie Mays Harold Baines

League Leader in Hits

Willie Mays Harold Baines

League Leader in Total Bases

Willie Mays Harold Baines

League Leader in Doubles

Willie Mays Harold Baines

League Leader in Triples

Willie Mays Harold Baines

League Leader in Runs

Willie Mays Harold Baines

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Willie Mays Harold Baines

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Willie Mays 5 (1954-1955, 1957, 1964-1965)
Harold Baines 1 (1984)

Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Hits (H)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Runs (R)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Total Average (TotA)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Fielding

Games (G)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Games Started (GS)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Innings (Inn)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Errors (E)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Chances (CH)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Putouts (PO)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Assists (A)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Double Play (DP)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Hits (H)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Runs (R)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays Harold Baines

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