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Willie Mays vs Ken Griffey Jr. Comparison

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Willie Mays

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Ken Griffey Jr.

 

Info

Teams

Willie Mays New York/San Francisco Giants (1951-1952, 1954-1972), New York Mets (1972-1973)
Ken Griffey Jr. Seattle Mariners (1989-1999), Cincinnati Reds (2000-2008), Chicago White Sox (2008), Seattle Mariners (2009-2010)

Position

Willie Mays Outfielder
Ken Griffey Jr. Outfielder

Height

Willie Mays 5'10"
Ken Griffey Jr. 6'3"

Weight

Willie Mays 170
Ken Griffey Jr. 195

Bats

Willie Mays Right
Ken Griffey Jr. Left

Throws

Willie Mays Right
Ken Griffey Jr. Left

Drafted/Signed

Willie Mays By the New York Giants as a free agent in 1950
Ken Griffey Jr. By the Mariners in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1987 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Willie Mays 1 (1954) Star
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

World Series Appearances

Willie Mays 4 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1973) StarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

Playoff Appearances

Willie Mays 5 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1971, 1973) StarStarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 3 (1995, 1997, 2008) StarStarStar

World Series MVP

Willie Mays 0
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Willie Mays Yes 94.7% in 1979
Ken Griffey Jr. Yes 99.3% in 2016

Number Retired

Willie Mays Yes Giants #24
Ken Griffey Jr. Yes Mariners #24

MVP

Willie Mays 2 (1954, 1965) StarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997) Star

Gold Gloves

Willie Mays 12 (1957–1968) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 10 (1990–1999) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Rookie of the Year

Willie Mays Yes (1951)
Ken Griffey Jr. No

All-Star Games

Willie Mays 24 (1954–1973) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 13 (1990-2000, 2004, 2007) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Batting Champion

Willie Mays 1 (1954) Star
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

League Leader in Home Runs

Willie Mays 4 (1955, 1962, 1964-1965) StarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 4 (1994, 1997-1999) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in RBIs

Willie Mays 0
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997) Star

League Leader in Hits

Willie Mays 1 (1960) Star
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Willie Mays 4 (1956–1959) StarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Willie Mays 3 (1955, 1962, 1965) StarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 2 (1993, 1997) StarStar

League Leader in Doubles

Willie Mays 0
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

League Leader in Triples

Willie Mays 3 (1954-1955, 1957) StarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

League Leader in Runs

Willie Mays 2 (1958, 1961) StarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997) Star

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Willie Mays 2 (1965, 1971) StarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Willie Mays 5 (1954-1955, 1957, 1964-1965) StarStarStarStarStar
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997) Star

Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays 2,992
Ken Griffey Jr. 2,671

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays 12,496
Ken Griffey Jr. 11,304

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays 10,881
Ken Griffey Jr. 9,801

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays 0.302
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.284

Hits (H)

Willie Mays 3,283
Ken Griffey Jr. 2,781

Runs (R)

Willie Mays 2,062
Ken Griffey Jr. 1,662

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays 660
Ken Griffey Jr. 630

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays 1,903
Ken Griffey Jr. 1,836

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays 523
Ken Griffey Jr. 524

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays 140
Ken Griffey Jr. 38

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays 1,464
Ken Griffey Jr. 1,312

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays 1,526
Ken Griffey Jr. 1,779

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays 338
Ken Griffey Jr. 184

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays 103
Ken Griffey Jr. 69

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays 0.384
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.370

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays 0.557
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.538

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays 0.941
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.907

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays 44
Ken Griffey Jr. 81

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays 6,066
Ken Griffey Jr. 5,271

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays 1,323
Ken Griffey Jr. 1,192

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays 0.299
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.287

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays 0.256
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.254

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays 0.412
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.400

Total Average (TotA)

Willie Mays 0.982
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.930

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Willie Mays 447.1
Ken Griffey Jr. 284.8

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Willie Mays 11.7%
Ken Griffey Jr. 11.6%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Willie Mays 12.2%
Ken Griffey Jr. 15.7%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Willie Mays 70%
Ken Griffey Jr. 66%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Willie Mays 16.5
Ken Griffey Jr. 15.6

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Willie Mays 155.9
Ken Griffey Jr. 83.4

Fielding

Games (G)

Willie Mays 2,929
Ken Griffey Jr. 2,384

Games Started (GS)

Willie Mays 2,818
Ken Griffey Jr. 2,348

Innings (Inn)

Willie Mays 25,073.1
Ken Griffey Jr. 20,327

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Willie Mays 0.981%
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.985%

Errors (E)

Willie Mays 156
Ken Griffey Jr. 89

Chances (CH)

Willie Mays 8,141
Ken Griffey Jr. 5,850

Putouts (PO)

Willie Mays 7,752
Ken Griffey Jr. 5,607

Assists (A)

Willie Mays 233
Ken Griffey Jr. 154

Double Play (DP)

Willie Mays 121
Ken Griffey Jr. 43

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Willie Mays 2.73
Ken Griffey Jr. 2.42

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Willie Mays 2.87
Ken Griffey Jr. 2.55

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays 25
Ken Griffey Jr. 18

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays 99
Ken Griffey Jr. 79

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays 89
Ken Griffey Jr. 69

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays .247
Ken Griffey Jr. .290

Hits (H)

Willie Mays 22
Ken Griffey Jr. 20

Runs (R)

Willie Mays 12
Ken Griffey Jr. 12

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays 1
Ken Griffey Jr. 6

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays 10
Ken Griffey Jr. 11

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays 5
Ken Griffey Jr. 2

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays 0
Ken Griffey Jr. 0

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays 10
Ken Griffey Jr. 8

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays 12
Ken Griffey Jr. 16

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays 3
Ken Griffey Jr. 5

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays 0
Ken Griffey Jr. 1

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays 0
Ken Griffey Jr. 1

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays 30
Ken Griffey Jr. 40

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays .323
Ken Griffey Jr. .367

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays .337
Ken Griffey Jr. .580

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays 0.660
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.947

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays .276
Ken Griffey Jr. .292

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Willie Mays 12.1%
Ken Griffey Jr. 20.3%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Willie Mays 10.1%
Ken Griffey Jr. 10.1%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays .090
Ken Griffey Jr. .290

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays .236
Ken Griffey Jr. .464

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays 6
Ken Griffey Jr. 8

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays 162 (1962)
Ken Griffey Jr. 161 (1998)

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays 621 (1962)
Ken Griffey Jr. 633 (1998)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays 706 (1962)
Ken Griffey Jr. 720 (1998)

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays 0.347 (1958)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.327 (1991)

Hits (H)

Willie Mays 208 (1958)
Ken Griffey Jr. 185 (1997)

Runs (R)

Willie Mays 130 (1962)
Ken Griffey Jr. 125 (1997)

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays 52 (1965)
Ken Griffey Jr. 56 (1998)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays 141 (1962)
Ken Griffey Jr. 147 (1997)

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays 43 (1959)
Ken Griffey Jr. 42 (1991)

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays 20 (1957)
Ken Griffey Jr. 7 (1990)

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays 112 (1971)
Ken Griffey Jr. 96 (1993)

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays 17 (1952)
Ken Griffey Jr. 17 (2010)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays 40 (1956)
Ken Griffey Jr. 24 (1999)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays 0 (1973)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0 (2010)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays 4 (1962)
Ken Griffey Jr. 9 (2000)

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays 382 (1962)
Ken Griffey Jr. 393 (1997)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays 0.425 (1971)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.408 (1993)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays 0.667 (1954)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.674 (1994)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays 1.078 (1954)
Ken Griffey Jr. 1.076 (1994)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Willie Mays 11.2 (1965)
Ken Griffey Jr. 9.7 (1996)

Runs Created (RC)

Willie Mays 157 (1955)
Ken Griffey Jr. 152 (1997)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays 0.344 (1958)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.347 (1991)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays 0.340 (1955)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.351 (1994)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays 0.528 (1971)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.499 (1994)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Willie Mays 8.2% (1958)
Ken Griffey Jr. 10.9% (1992)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Willie Mays 20.9% (1971)
Ken Griffey Jr. 16.6% (1995)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Willie Mays 10.7 (1965)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0.0 (2010)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays 90 (1962)
Ken Griffey Jr. 93 (1997)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Willie Mays 9 (1960)
Ken Griffey Jr. 12 (1997)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Willie Mays 161 (1962)
Ken Griffey Jr. 159 (1998)

Games Started (GS)

Willie Mays 158 (1962)
Ken Griffey Jr. 158 (1998)

Innings (Inn)

Willie Mays 1393.2 (1962)
Ken Griffey Jr. 1350.2 (1998)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Willie Mays 0.991% (1962)
Ken Griffey Jr. 1.000% (2009)

Errors (E)

Willie Mays 1 (1952)
Ken Griffey Jr. 0 (2010)

Chances (CH)

Willie Mays 622 (1971)
Ken Griffey Jr. 425 (1998)

Putouts (PO)

Willie Mays 576 (1971)
Ken Griffey Jr. 409 (1998)

Assists (A)

Willie Mays 29 (1971)
Ken Griffey Jr. 15 (1991)

Double Play (DP)

Willie Mays 44 (1971)
Ken Griffey Jr. 6 (1989)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Willie Mays 4.58 (1971)
Ken Griffey Jr. 2.81 (1996)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Willie Mays 5.31 (1971)
Ken Griffey Jr. 2.95 (1996)

Seasons

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Ken Griffey Jr.

 

Info

Teams

Willie Mays New York/San Francisco Giants (1951-1952, 1954-1972), New York Mets (1972-1973)
Ken Griffey Jr. Seattle Mariners (1989-1999), Cincinnati Reds (2000-2008), Chicago White Sox (2008), Seattle Mariners (2009-2010)

Position

Willie Mays Outfielder
Ken Griffey Jr. Outfielder

Height

Willie Mays 5'10"
Ken Griffey Jr. 6'3"

Weight

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Bats

Willie Mays Right
Ken Griffey Jr. Left

Throws

Willie Mays Right
Ken Griffey Jr. Left

Drafted/Signed

Willie Mays By the New York Giants as a free agent in 1950
Ken Griffey Jr. By the Mariners in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1987 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

World Series Appearances

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Playoff Appearances

Willie Mays 5 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1971, 1973)
Ken Griffey Jr. 3 (1995, 1997, 2008)

World Series MVP

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Willie Mays Yes 94.7% in 1979
Ken Griffey Jr. Yes 99.3% in 2016

Number Retired

Willie Mays Yes Giants #24
Ken Griffey Jr. Yes Mariners #24

MVP

Willie Mays 2 (1954, 1965)
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997)

Gold Gloves

Willie Mays 12 (1957–1968)
Ken Griffey Jr. 10 (1990–1999)

Rookie of the Year

Willie Mays Yes (1951)
Ken Griffey Jr. No

All-Star Games

Willie Mays 24 (1954–1973)
Ken Griffey Jr. 13 (1990-2000, 2004, 2007)

League Batting Champion

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

League Leader in Home Runs

Willie Mays 4 (1955, 1962, 1964-1965)
Ken Griffey Jr. 4 (1994, 1997-1999)

League Leader in RBIs

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

League Leader in Hits

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

League Leader in Stolen Bases

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

League Leader in Total Bases

Willie Mays 3 (1955, 1962, 1965)
Ken Griffey Jr. 2 (1993, 1997)

League Leader in Doubles

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

League Leader in Triples

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

League Leader in Runs

Willie Mays 2 (1958, 1961)
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Willie Mays 5 (1954-1955, 1957, 1964-1965)
Ken Griffey Jr. 1 (1997)

Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Hits (H)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Runs (R)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Total Average (TotA)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Fielding

Games (G)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Games Started (GS)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Innings (Inn)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Errors (E)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Chances (CH)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Putouts (PO)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Assists (A)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Double Play (DP)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Hits (H)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Runs (R)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays Ken Griffey Jr.

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