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Willie Mays vs Honus Wagner Comparison

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Seasons

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Info

Teams

Willie Mays New York/San Francisco Giants (1951-1952, 1954-1972), New York Mets (1972-1973)
Honus Wagner Louisville Colonels (1897–1899), Pittsburg / Pittsburgh Pirates (1900–1917)

Position

Willie Mays Outfielder
Honus Wagner Shortstop

Height

Willie Mays 5'10"
Honus Wagner 5'11"

Weight

Willie Mays 170
Honus Wagner 200

Bats

Willie Mays Right
Honus Wagner Right

Throws

Willie Mays Right
Honus Wagner Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Willie Mays 1 (1954) Star
Honus Wagner 1 (1909) Star

World Series Appearances

Willie Mays 4 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1973) StarStarStarStar
Honus Wagner 2 (1903, 1909) StarStar

Playoff Appearances

Willie Mays 5 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1971, 1973) StarStarStarStarStar
Honus Wagner 2 (1903, 1909) StarStar

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Willie Mays Yes 94.7% in 1979
Honus Wagner Yes 95.13% in 1936

Number Retired

Willie Mays Yes Giants #24
Honus Wagner Yes Pirates #33

MVP

Willie Mays 2 (1954, 1965) StarStar
Honus Wagner 0

Rookie of the Year

Willie Mays Yes (1951)
Honus Wagner No *Award Wasn't Introduced until 1947

League Batting Champion

Willie Mays 1 (1954) Star
Honus Wagner 8 (1900, 1903-1904, 1906-1909, 1911) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Home Runs

Willie Mays 4 (1955, 1962, 1964-1965) StarStarStarStar
Honus Wagner 0

League Leader in RBIs

Willie Mays 0
Honus Wagner 5 (1901-1902, 1908-1909, 1912) StarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Hits

Willie Mays 1 (1960) Star
Honus Wagner 2 (1908, 1910) StarStar

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Willie Mays 4 (1956–1959) StarStarStarStar
Honus Wagner 5 (1901-1902, 1904, 1907-1908) StarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Total Bases

Willie Mays 3 (1955, 1962, 1965) StarStarStar
Honus Wagner 6 (1900, 1904, 1906-1909) StarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Doubles

Willie Mays 0
Honus Wagner 7 (1900, 1902, 1904, 1906-1909) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Triples

Willie Mays 3 (1954-1955, 1957) StarStarStar
Honus Wagner 3 (1900, 1903, 1908) StarStarStar

League Leader in Runs

Willie Mays 2 (1958, 1961) StarStar
Honus Wagner 2 (1902, 1906) StarStar

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Willie Mays 2 (1965, 1971) StarStar
Honus Wagner 4 (1904, 1907-1909) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Willie Mays 5 (1954-1955, 1957, 1964-1965) StarStarStarStarStar
Honus Wagner 6 (1900, 1902, 1904, 1907-1909) StarStarStarStarStarStar

Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays 2,992
Honus Wagner 2,794

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays 12,496
Honus Wagner 11,749

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays 10,881
Honus Wagner 10,439

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays 0.302
Honus Wagner 0.328

Hits (H)

Willie Mays 3,283
Honus Wagner 3,420

Runs (R)

Willie Mays 2,062
Honus Wagner 1,739

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays 660
Honus Wagner 101

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays 1,903
Honus Wagner 1,732

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays 523
Honus Wagner 643

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays 140
Honus Wagner 252

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays 1,464
Honus Wagner 963

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays 1,526
Honus Wagner 735

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays 338
Honus Wagner 723

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays 103
Honus Wagner 26

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays 0.384
Honus Wagner 0.391

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays 0.557
Honus Wagner 0.467

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays 0.941
Honus Wagner 0.858

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays 44
Honus Wagner 125

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays 6,066
Honus Wagner 4,870

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays 1,323
Honus Wagner 996

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays 0.299
Honus Wagner 0.346

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays 0.256
Honus Wagner 0.139

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays 0.412
Honus Wagner 0.298

Total Average (TotA)

Willie Mays 0.982
Honus Wagner 0.945

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Willie Mays 447.1
Honus Wagner 177.2

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Willie Mays 11.7%
Honus Wagner 8.2%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Willie Mays 12.2%
Honus Wagner 6.3%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Willie Mays 70%
Honus Wagner 82%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Willie Mays 16.5
Honus Wagner 103.4

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Willie Mays 155.9
Honus Wagner 130.9

Runs Created (RC)

Willie Mays 2,368
Honus Wagner 1,888

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays 25
Honus Wagner 15

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays 99
Honus Wagner 62

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays 89
Honus Wagner 51

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays .247
Honus Wagner .275

Hits (H)

Willie Mays 22
Honus Wagner 14

Runs (R)

Willie Mays 12
Honus Wagner 6

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays 1
Honus Wagner 0

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays 10
Honus Wagner 9

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays 5
Honus Wagner 3

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays 0
Honus Wagner 1

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays 10
Honus Wagner 7

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays 12
Honus Wagner 6

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays 3
Honus Wagner 9

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays 0
Honus Wagner 0

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays 0
Honus Wagner 3

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays 30
Honus Wagner 19

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays .323
Honus Wagner .393

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays .337
Honus Wagner .373

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays 0.660
Honus Wagner 0.766

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays .276
Honus Wagner .311

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Willie Mays 12.1%
Honus Wagner 9.7%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Willie Mays 10.1%
Honus Wagner 11.3%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays .090
Honus Wagner .098

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays .236
Honus Wagner .412

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays 6
Honus Wagner 4

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays 162 (1962)
Honus Wagner 156 (1915)

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays 621 (1962)
Honus Wagner 588 (1898)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays 706 (1962)
Honus Wagner 641 (1908)

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays 0.347 (1958)
Honus Wagner 0.381 (1900)

Hits (H)

Willie Mays 208 (1958)
Honus Wagner 201 (1908)

Runs (R)

Willie Mays 130 (1962)
Honus Wagner 114 (1905)

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays 52 (1965)
Honus Wagner 10 (1908)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays 141 (1962)
Honus Wagner 126 (1901)

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays 43 (1959)
Honus Wagner 45 (1900)

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays 20 (1957)
Honus Wagner 22 (1900)

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays 112 (1971)
Honus Wagner 67 (1911)

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays 17 (1952)
Honus Wagner 14 (1897)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays 40 (1956)
Honus Wagner 61 (1907)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays 0 (1973)
Honus Wagner 0 (1917)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays 4 (1962)
Honus Wagner 14 (1902)

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays 382 (1962)
Honus Wagner 308 (1908)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays 0.425 (1971)
Honus Wagner 0.434 (1900)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays 0.667 (1954)
Honus Wagner 0.573 (1900)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays 1.078 (1954)
Honus Wagner 1.007 (1900)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Willie Mays 11.2 (1965)
Honus Wagner 11.5 (1908)

Runs Created (RC)

Willie Mays 157 (1955)
Honus Wagner 129 (1900)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays 0.344 (1958)
Honus Wagner 0.395 (1905)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays 0.340 (1955)
Honus Wagner 0.192 (1900)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays 0.528 (1971)
Honus Wagner 0.400 (1904)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Willie Mays 8.2% (1958)
Honus Wagner 2.9% (1900)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Willie Mays 20.9% (1971)
Honus Wagner 12.0% (1911)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Willie Mays 10.7 (1965)
Honus Wagner 0.0 (1917)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays 90 (1962)
Honus Wagner 71 (1900)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Willie Mays 9 (1960)
Honus Wagner 0 (1917)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Willie Mays New York/San Francisco Giants (1951-1952, 1954-1972), New York Mets (1972-1973)
Honus Wagner Louisville Colonels (1897–1899), Pittsburg / Pittsburgh Pirates (1900–1917)

Position

Willie Mays Outfielder
Honus Wagner Shortstop

Height

Willie Mays 5'10"
Honus Wagner 5'11"

Weight

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Bats

Willie Mays Right
Honus Wagner Right

Throws

Willie Mays Right
Honus Wagner Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Willie Mays 1 (1954)
Honus Wagner 1 (1909)

World Series Appearances

Willie Mays 4 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1973)
Honus Wagner 2 (1903, 1909)

Playoff Appearances

Willie Mays 5 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1971, 1973)
Honus Wagner 2 (1903, 1909)

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Willie Mays Yes 94.7% in 1979
Honus Wagner Yes 95.13% in 1936

Number Retired

Willie Mays Yes Giants #24
Honus Wagner Yes Pirates #33

MVP

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Rookie of the Year

Willie Mays Yes (1951)
Honus Wagner No *Award Wasn't Introduced until 1947

League Batting Champion

Willie Mays 1 (1954)
Honus Wagner 8 (1900, 1903-1904, 1906-1909, 1911)

League Leader in Home Runs

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

League Leader in RBIs

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

League Leader in Hits

Willie Mays 1 (1960)
Honus Wagner 2 (1908, 1910)

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Willie Mays 4 (1956–1959)
Honus Wagner 5 (1901-1902, 1904, 1907-1908)

League Leader in Total Bases

Willie Mays 3 (1955, 1962, 1965)
Honus Wagner 6 (1900, 1904, 1906-1909)

League Leader in Doubles

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

League Leader in Triples

Willie Mays 3 (1954-1955, 1957)
Honus Wagner 3 (1900, 1903, 1908)

League Leader in Runs

Willie Mays 2 (1958, 1961)
Honus Wagner 2 (1902, 1906)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Willie Mays 2 (1965, 1971)
Honus Wagner 4 (1904, 1907-1909)

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Willie Mays 5 (1954-1955, 1957, 1964-1965)
Honus Wagner 6 (1900, 1902, 1904, 1907-1909)

Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Hits (H)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Runs (R)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Total Average (TotA)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Runs Created (RC)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Hits (H)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Runs (R)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays Honus Wagner

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