Willie Mays vs Mickey Mantle Comparison
Seasons
Info
Willie Mays | New York/San Francisco Giants (1951-1952, 1954-1972), New York Mets (1972-1973) |
Mickey Mantle | New York Yankees (1951-1968) |
Willie Mays | Outfielder |
Mickey Mantle | Outfielder |
Willie Mays | 5'10" |
Mickey Mantle | 5'11" |
Willie Mays | 170 |
Mickey Mantle | 195 |
Willie Mays | Right |
Mickey Mantle | Switch |
Willie Mays | Right |
Mickey Mantle | Right |
Willie Mays | By the New York Giants as a free agent in 1950 |
Mickey Mantle | By the Yankees as a free agent in 1949 |
World Series And Playoff Appearances
Willie Mays | 1 (1954) | |
Mickey Mantle | 7 (1951-1953, 1956, 1958, 1961-1962) |
Willie Mays | 4 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1973) | |
Mickey Mantle | 12 (1951-1953, 1955-1958, 1960-1964) |
Willie Mays | 5 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1971, 1973) | |
Mickey Mantle | 12 (1951-1953, 1955-1958, 1960-1964) |
Awards And Honors
Willie Mays | Yes | 94.7% in 1979 |
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Mickey Mantle | Yes | 88.2% in 1974 |
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Willie Mays | Yes | Giants #24 |
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Mickey Mantle | Yes | Yankees #7 |
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Willie Mays | 2 (1954, 1965) | |
Mickey Mantle | 3 (1956-1957, 1962) |
Willie Mays | 12 (1957–1968) | |
Mickey Mantle | 1 (1962) |
Willie Mays | Yes (1951) |
Mickey Mantle | No |
Willie Mays | 24 (1954–1973) | |
Mickey Mantle | 20 (1952-1965, 1967-1968) |
Willie Mays | 1 (1954) | |
Mickey Mantle | 1 (1956) |
Willie Mays | 4 (1955, 1962, 1964-1965) | |
Mickey Mantle | 4 (1955-1956, 1958, 1960) |
Willie Mays | 0 | |
Mickey Mantle | 1 (1956) |
Willie Mays | 1 (1960) | |
Mickey Mantle | 0 |
Willie Mays | 4 (1956–1959) | |
Mickey Mantle | 0 |
Willie Mays | 3 (1955, 1962, 1965) | |
Mickey Mantle | 3 (1956, 1958, 1960) |
Willie Mays | 0 |
Mickey Mantle | 0 |
Willie Mays | 3 (1954-1955, 1957) | |
Mickey Mantle | 1 (1955) |
Willie Mays | 2 (1958, 1961) | |
Mickey Mantle | 5 (1954, 1956-1958, 1960) |
Willie Mays | 2 (1965, 1971) | |
Mickey Mantle | 3 (1955, 1962, 1964) |
Willie Mays | 5 (1954-1955, 1957, 1964-1965) | |
Mickey Mantle | 4 (1955-1956, 1961-1962) |
Hitting
Willie Mays | 2,992 |
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Mickey Mantle | 2,401 |
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Willie Mays | 12,496 |
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Mickey Mantle | 9,907 |
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Willie Mays | 10,881 |
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Mickey Mantle | 8,102 |
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Willie Mays | 0.302 |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.298 |
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Willie Mays | 3,283 |
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Mickey Mantle | 2,415 |
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Willie Mays | 2,062 |
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Mickey Mantle | 1,676 |
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Willie Mays | 660 |
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Mickey Mantle | 536 |
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Willie Mays | 1,903 |
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Mickey Mantle | 1,509 |
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Willie Mays | 523 |
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Mickey Mantle | 344 |
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Willie Mays | 140 |
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Mickey Mantle | 72 |
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Willie Mays | 1,464 |
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Mickey Mantle | 1,733 |
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Willie Mays | 1,526 |
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Mickey Mantle | 1,710 |
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Willie Mays | 338 |
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Mickey Mantle | 153 |
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Willie Mays | 103 |
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Mickey Mantle | 38 |
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Willie Mays | 0.384 |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.421 |
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Willie Mays | 0.557 |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.557 |
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Willie Mays | 0.941 |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.977 |
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Willie Mays | 44 |
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Mickey Mantle | 13 |
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Willie Mays | 6,066 |
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Mickey Mantle | 4,511 |
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Willie Mays | 1,323 |
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Mickey Mantle | 952 |
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Willie Mays | 0.299 |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.318 |
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Willie Mays | 0.256 |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.259 |
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Willie Mays | 0.412 |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.487 |
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Willie Mays | 0.982 |
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Mickey Mantle | 1.091 |
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Willie Mays | 447.1 |
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Mickey Mantle | 238.0 |
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Willie Mays | 11.7% |
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Mickey Mantle | 17.5% |
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Willie Mays | 12.2% |
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Mickey Mantle | 17.3% |
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Willie Mays | 70% |
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Mickey Mantle | 60% |
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Willie Mays | 16.5 |
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Mickey Mantle | 15.1 |
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Willie Mays | 155.9 |
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Mickey Mantle | 109.6 |
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Fielding
Willie Mays | 2,929 |
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Mickey Mantle | 2,290 |
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Willie Mays | 2,818 |
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Mickey Mantle | 2,266 |
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Willie Mays | 25,073.1 |
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Mickey Mantle | 19,214.2 |
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Willie Mays | 0.981% |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.985% |
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Willie Mays | 156 |
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Mickey Mantle | 107 |
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Willie Mays | 8,141 |
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Mickey Mantle | 7,131 |
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Willie Mays | 7,752 |
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Mickey Mantle | 6,734 |
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Willie Mays | 233 |
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Mickey Mantle | 290 |
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Willie Mays | 121 |
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Mickey Mantle | 201 |
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Willie Mays | 2.73 |
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Mickey Mantle | 3.07 |
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Willie Mays | 2.87 |
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Mickey Mantle | 3.29 |
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Playoff Hitting
Willie Mays | 25 |
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Mickey Mantle | 65 |
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Willie Mays | 99 |
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Mickey Mantle | 273 |
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Willie Mays | 89 |
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Mickey Mantle | 230 |
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Willie Mays | .247 |
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Mickey Mantle | .257 |
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Willie Mays | 22 |
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Mickey Mantle | 59 |
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Willie Mays | 12 |
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Mickey Mantle | 42 |
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Willie Mays | 1 |
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Mickey Mantle | 18 |
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Willie Mays | 10 |
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Mickey Mantle | 40 |
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Willie Mays | 5 |
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Mickey Mantle | 6 |
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Willie Mays | 0 |
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Mickey Mantle | 2 |
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Willie Mays | 10 |
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Mickey Mantle | 43 |
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Willie Mays | 12 |
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Mickey Mantle | 54 |
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Willie Mays | 3 |
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Mickey Mantle | 3 |
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Willie Mays | 0 |
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Mickey Mantle | 4 |
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Willie Mays | 0 |
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Mickey Mantle | 0 |
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Willie Mays | 30 |
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Mickey Mantle | 123 |
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Willie Mays | .323 |
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Mickey Mantle | .374 |
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Willie Mays | .337 |
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Mickey Mantle | .535 |
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Willie Mays | 0.660 |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.908 |
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Willie Mays | .276 |
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Mickey Mantle | .259 |
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Willie Mays | 12.1% |
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Mickey Mantle | 19.8% |
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Willie Mays | 10.1% |
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Mickey Mantle | 15.8% |
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Willie Mays | .090 |
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Mickey Mantle | .278 |
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Willie Mays | .236 |
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Mickey Mantle | .461 |
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Willie Mays | 6 |
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Mickey Mantle | 26 |
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Best Hitting
Willie Mays | 162 (1962) |
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Mickey Mantle | 153 (1961) |
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Willie Mays | 621 (1962) |
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Mickey Mantle | 549 (1952) |
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Willie Mays | 706 (1962) |
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Mickey Mantle | 654 (1958) |
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Willie Mays | 0.347 (1958) |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.365 (1957) |
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Willie Mays | 208 (1958) |
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Mickey Mantle | 188 (1956) |
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Willie Mays | 130 (1962) |
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Mickey Mantle | 132 (1956) |
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Willie Mays | 52 (1965) |
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Mickey Mantle | 54 (1961) |
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Willie Mays | 141 (1962) |
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Mickey Mantle | 130 (1956) |
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Willie Mays | 43 (1959) |
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Mickey Mantle | 37 (1952) |
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Willie Mays | 20 (1957) |
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Mickey Mantle | 12 (1954) |
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Willie Mays | 112 (1971) |
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Mickey Mantle | 146 (1957) |
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Willie Mays | 17 (1952) |
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Mickey Mantle | 32 (1963) |
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Willie Mays | 40 (1956) |
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Mickey Mantle | 21 (1959) |
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Willie Mays | 0 (1973) |
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Mickey Mantle | 0 (1962) |
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Willie Mays | 4 (1962) |
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Mickey Mantle | 3 (1955) |
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Willie Mays | 382 (1962) |
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Mickey Mantle | 376 (1956) |
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Willie Mays | 0.425 (1971) |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.512 (1957) |
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Willie Mays | 0.667 (1954) |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.705 (1956) |
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Willie Mays | 1.078 (1954) |
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Mickey Mantle | 1.177 (1957) |
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Willie Mays | 11.2 (1965) |
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Mickey Mantle | 11.3 (1957) |
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Willie Mays | 157 (1955) |
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Mickey Mantle | 188 (1956) |
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Willie Mays | 0.344 (1958) |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.378 (1957) |
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Willie Mays | 0.340 (1955) |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.370 (1961) |
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Willie Mays | 0.528 (1971) |
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Mickey Mantle | 0.636 (1961) |
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Willie Mays | 8.2% (1958) |
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Mickey Mantle | 12.0% (1957) |
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Willie Mays | 20.9% (1971) |
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Mickey Mantle | 24.3% (1962) |
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Willie Mays | 10.7 (1965) |
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Mickey Mantle | 9.5 (1961) |
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Willie Mays | 90 (1962) |
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Mickey Mantle | 79 (1956) |
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Willie Mays | 9 (1960) |
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Mickey Mantle | 5 (1967) |
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Best Fielding
Willie Mays | 161 (1962) |
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Mickey Mantle | 150 (1961) |
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Willie Mays | 158 (1962) |
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Mickey Mantle | 150 (1960) |
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Willie Mays | 1393.2 (1962) |
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Mickey Mantle | 1310.0 (1958) |
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Willie Mays | 0.991% (1962) |
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Mickey Mantle | 1.000% (1966) |
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Willie Mays | 1 (1952) |
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Mickey Mantle | 0 (1966) |
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Willie Mays | 622 (1971) |
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Mickey Mantle | 1286 (1968) |
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Willie Mays | 576 (1971) |
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Mickey Mantle | 1195 (1968) |
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Willie Mays | 29 (1971) |
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Mickey Mantle | 91 (1967) |
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Willie Mays | 44 (1971) |
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Mickey Mantle | 91 (1968) |
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Willie Mays | 4.58 (1971) |
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Mickey Mantle | 9.70 (1968) |
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Willie Mays | 5.31 (1971) |
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Mickey Mantle | 10.52 (1968) |
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Seasons
Info
Willie Mays | New York/San Francisco Giants (1951-1952, 1954-1972), New York Mets (1972-1973) |
Mickey Mantle | New York Yankees (1951-1968) |
Willie Mays | Outfielder |
Mickey Mantle | Outfielder |
Willie Mays | 5'10" |
Mickey Mantle | 5'11" |
Weight
Willie Mays | Right |
Mickey Mantle | Switch |
Willie Mays | Right |
Mickey Mantle | Right |
Willie Mays | By the New York Giants as a free agent in 1950 |
Mickey Mantle | By the Yankees as a free agent in 1949 |
World Series And Playoff Appearances
Willie Mays | 1 (1954) |
Mickey Mantle | 7 (1951-1953, 1956, 1958, 1961-1962) |
Willie Mays | 4 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1973) |
Mickey Mantle | 12 (1951-1953, 1955-1958, 1960-1964) |
Willie Mays | 5 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1971, 1973) |
Mickey Mantle | 12 (1951-1953, 1955-1958, 1960-1964) |
Awards And Honors
Willie Mays | Yes | 94.7% in 1979 |
Mickey Mantle | Yes | 88.2% in 1974 |
Willie Mays | Yes | Giants #24 |
Mickey Mantle | Yes | Yankees #7 |
Willie Mays | 2 (1954, 1965) |
Mickey Mantle | 3 (1956-1957, 1962) |
Willie Mays | 12 (1957–1968) |
Mickey Mantle | 1 (1962) |
Willie Mays | Yes (1951) |
Mickey Mantle | No |
Willie Mays | 24 (1954–1973) |
Mickey Mantle | 20 (1952-1965, 1967-1968) |
Willie Mays | 1 (1954) |
Mickey Mantle | 1 (1956) |
Willie Mays | 4 (1955, 1962, 1964-1965) |
Mickey Mantle | 4 (1955-1956, 1958, 1960) |
League Leader in RBIs
League Leader in Hits
League Leader in Stolen Bases
Willie Mays | 3 (1955, 1962, 1965) |
Mickey Mantle | 3 (1956, 1958, 1960) |
League Leader in Doubles
Willie Mays | 3 (1954-1955, 1957) |
Mickey Mantle | 1 (1955) |
Willie Mays | 2 (1958, 1961) |
Mickey Mantle | 5 (1954, 1956-1958, 1960) |
Willie Mays | 2 (1965, 1971) |
Mickey Mantle | 3 (1955, 1962, 1964) |
Willie Mays | 5 (1954-1955, 1957, 1964-1965) |
Mickey Mantle | 4 (1955-1956, 1961-1962) |
Hitting
Games (G)
Plate Appearances (PA)
At Bats (AB)
Batting Average (BA)
Hits (H)
Runs (R)
Home Runs (HR)
Runs Batted In (RBI)
Doubles (2B)
Triples (3B)
Walks (BB)
Strikeouts (SO)
Stolen Bases (SB)
Caught Stealing (CS)
On Base Percentage (OBP)
Slugging Percentage (SLG)
On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)
Hit by Pitch (HBP)
Total Bases (TB)
Extra Base Hit (XBH)
Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)
Isolated Power (ISOP)
Secondary Average (SECA)
Total Average (TotA)
Power-Speed (PwrSpd)
Walk Percentage (BB%)
Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)
Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)
At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)
Wins Above Replacement (WAR)
Fielding
Games (G)
Games Started (GS)
Innings (Inn)
Fielding Percentage (FLD%)
Errors (E)
Chances (CH)
Putouts (PO)
Assists (A)
Double Play (DP)
Range Factor per Game (RF/G)
Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)
Playoff Hitting
Games (G)
Plate Appearances (PA)
At Bats (AB)
Batting Average (BA)
Hits (H)
Runs (R)
Home Runs (HR)
Runs Batted In (RBI)
Doubles (2B)
Triples (3B)
Walks (BB)
Strikeouts (SO)
Stolen Bases (SB)
Caught Stealing (CS)
Hit by Pitch (HBP)
Total Bases (TB)
On Base Percentage (OBP)
Slugging Percentage (SLG)
On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)
Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)
Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)
Walk Percentage (BBP)
Isolated Power (ISOP)
Secondary Average (SECA)
Extra Base Hit (XBH)
Who do you think is the better player?
Who do you think is the better player?
- Mickey Mantle (57%, 104 Votes)
- Willie Mays (43%, 80 Votes)
Total Voters: 184