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Willie Mays vs Roberto Clemente Comparison

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Willie Mays

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Roberto Clemente

 

Info

Teams

Willie Mays New York/San Francisco Giants (1951-1952, 1954-1972), New York Mets (1972-1973)
Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates (1955-1972)

Position

Willie Mays Outfielder
Roberto Clemente Outfielder

Height

Willie Mays 5'10"
Roberto Clemente 5'11"

Weight

Willie Mays 170
Roberto Clemente 176

Bats

Willie Mays Right
Roberto Clemente Right

Throws

Willie Mays Right
Roberto Clemente Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Willie Mays 1 (1954) Star
Roberto Clemente 2 (1960, 1971) StarStar

World Series Appearances

Willie Mays 4 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1973) StarStarStarStar
Roberto Clemente 2 (1960, 1971) StarStar

Playoff Appearances

Willie Mays 5 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1971, 1973) StarStarStarStarStar
Roberto Clemente 4 (1960, 1970-1972) StarStarStarStar

World Series MVP

Willie Mays 0
Roberto Clemente 1 (1971) Star

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Willie Mays Yes 94.7% in 1979
Roberto Clemente Yes 92.7% in 1973

Number Retired

Willie Mays Yes Giants #24
Roberto Clemente Yes Pirates #21

MVP

Willie Mays 2 (1954, 1965) StarStar
Roberto Clemente 1 (1966) Star

Gold Gloves

Willie Mays 12 (1957–1968) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Roberto Clemente 12 (1961-1972) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Rookie of the Year

Willie Mays Yes (1951)
Roberto Clemente No

All-Star Games

Willie Mays 24 (1954–1973) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Roberto Clemente 15 (1960-1967, 1969-1972) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Batting Champion

Willie Mays 1 (1954) Star
Roberto Clemente 4 (1961, 1964-1965, 1967) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in Home Runs

Willie Mays 4 (1955, 1962, 1964-1965) StarStarStarStar
Roberto Clemente 0

League Leader in RBIs

Willie Mays 0
Roberto Clemente 0

League Leader in Hits

Willie Mays 1 (1960) Star
Roberto Clemente 2 (1964, 1967) StarStar

League Leader in Total Bases

Willie Mays 3 (1955, 1962, 1965) StarStarStar
Roberto Clemente 0

League Leader in Doubles

Willie Mays 0
Roberto Clemente 0

League Leader in Triples

Willie Mays 3 (1954-1955, 1957) StarStarStar
Roberto Clemente 1 (1969) Star

League Leader in Runs

Willie Mays 2 (1958, 1961) StarStar
Roberto Clemente 0

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Willie Mays 2 (1965, 1971) StarStar
Roberto Clemente 0

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Willie Mays 5 (1954-1955, 1957, 1964-1965) StarStarStarStarStar
Roberto Clemente 0

Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays 2,992
Roberto Clemente 2,433

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays 12,496
Roberto Clemente 10,211

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays 10,881
Roberto Clemente 9,454

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays 0.302
Roberto Clemente 0.317

Hits (H)

Willie Mays 3,283
Roberto Clemente 3,000

Runs (R)

Willie Mays 2,062
Roberto Clemente 1,416

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays 660
Roberto Clemente 240

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays 1,903
Roberto Clemente 1,305

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays 523
Roberto Clemente 440

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays 140
Roberto Clemente 166

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays 1,464
Roberto Clemente 621

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays 1,526
Roberto Clemente 1,230

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays 338
Roberto Clemente 83

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays 103
Roberto Clemente 46

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays 0.384
Roberto Clemente 0.359

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays 0.557
Roberto Clemente 0.475

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays 0.941
Roberto Clemente 0.834

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays 44
Roberto Clemente 35

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays 6,066
Roberto Clemente 4,492

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays 1,323
Roberto Clemente 846

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays 0.299
Roberto Clemente 0.343

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays 0.256
Roberto Clemente 0.158

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays 0.412
Roberto Clemente 0.227

Total Average (TotA)

Willie Mays 0.982
Roberto Clemente 0.765

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Willie Mays 447.1
Roberto Clemente 123.3

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Willie Mays 11.7%
Roberto Clemente 6.1%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Willie Mays 12.2%
Roberto Clemente 12.0%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Willie Mays 70%
Roberto Clemente 79%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Willie Mays 16.5
Roberto Clemente 39.4

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Willie Mays 155.9
Roberto Clemente 94.6

Runs Created (RC)

Willie Mays 2,368
Roberto Clemente 1,558

Fielding

Games (G)

Willie Mays 2,929
Roberto Clemente 2,373

Games Started (GS)

Willie Mays 2,818
Roberto Clemente 2,299

Innings (Inn)

Willie Mays 25,073.1
Roberto Clemente 20,514.1

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Willie Mays 0.981%
Roberto Clemente 0.972%

Errors (E)

Willie Mays 156
Roberto Clemente 142

Chances (CH)

Willie Mays 8,141
Roberto Clemente 5,108

Putouts (PO)

Willie Mays 7,752
Roberto Clemente 4,697

Assists (A)

Willie Mays 233
Roberto Clemente 269

Double Play (DP)

Willie Mays 121
Roberto Clemente 42

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Willie Mays 2.73
Roberto Clemente 2.09

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Willie Mays 2.87
Roberto Clemente 2.18

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays 25
Roberto Clemente 26

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays 99
Roberto Clemente 113

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays 89
Roberto Clemente 107

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays .247
Roberto Clemente .318

Hits (H)

Willie Mays 22
Roberto Clemente 34

Runs (R)

Willie Mays 12
Roberto Clemente 8

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays 1
Roberto Clemente 3

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays 10
Roberto Clemente 14

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays 5
Roberto Clemente 3

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays 0
Roberto Clemente 1

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays 10
Roberto Clemente 6

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays 12
Roberto Clemente 21

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays 3
Roberto Clemente 0

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays 0
Roberto Clemente 0

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays 0
Roberto Clemente 0

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays 30
Roberto Clemente 48

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays .323
Roberto Clemente .354

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays .337
Roberto Clemente .449

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays 0.660
Roberto Clemente 0.803

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays .276
Roberto Clemente .373

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Willie Mays 12.1%
Roberto Clemente 18.6%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Willie Mays 10.1%
Roberto Clemente 5.3%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays .090
Roberto Clemente .131

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays .236
Roberto Clemente .187

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays 6
Roberto Clemente 7

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays 162 (1962)
Roberto Clemente 155 (1964)

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays 621 (1962)
Roberto Clemente 638 (1966)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays 706 (1962)
Roberto Clemente 690 (1966)

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays 0.347 (1958)
Roberto Clemente 0.357 (1967)

Hits (H)

Willie Mays 208 (1958)
Roberto Clemente 211 (1964)

Runs (R)

Willie Mays 130 (1962)
Roberto Clemente 105 (1966)

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays 52 (1965)
Roberto Clemente 29 (1966)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays 141 (1962)
Roberto Clemente 119 (1966)

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays 43 (1959)
Roberto Clemente 40 (1964)

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays 20 (1957)
Roberto Clemente 14 (1965)

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays 112 (1971)
Roberto Clemente 56 (1969)

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays 17 (1952)
Roberto Clemente 41 (1958)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays 40 (1956)
Roberto Clemente 12 (1963)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays 0 (1973)
Roberto Clemente 0 (1972)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays 4 (1962)
Roberto Clemente 5 (1965)

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays 382 (1962)
Roberto Clemente 342 (1966)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays 0.425 (1971)
Roberto Clemente 0.411 (1969)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays 0.667 (1954)
Roberto Clemente 0.559 (1961)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays 1.078 (1954)
Roberto Clemente 0.963 (1970)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Willie Mays 11.2 (1965)
Roberto Clemente 8.9 (1967)

Runs Created (RC)

Willie Mays 157 (1955)
Roberto Clemente 126 (1967)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays 0.344 (1958)
Roberto Clemente 0.403 (1967)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays 0.340 (1955)
Roberto Clemente 0.219 (1966)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays 0.528 (1971)
Roberto Clemente 0.316 (1969)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Willie Mays 8.2% (1958)
Roberto Clemente 7.4% (1958)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Willie Mays 20.9% (1971)
Roberto Clemente 9.8% (1969)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Willie Mays 10.7 (1965)
Roberto Clemente 22.0 (1966)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays 90 (1962)
Roberto Clemente 71 (1966)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Willie Mays 9 (1960)
Roberto Clemente 6 (1972)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Willie Mays 161 (1962)
Roberto Clemente 154 (1966)

Games Started (GS)

Willie Mays 158 (1962)
Roberto Clemente 154 (1964)

Innings (Inn)

Willie Mays 1393.2 (1962)
Roberto Clemente 1381.1 (1966)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Willie Mays 0.991% (1962)
Roberto Clemente 1.000% (1972)

Errors (E)

Willie Mays 1 (1952)
Roberto Clemente 0 (1972)

Chances (CH)

Willie Mays 622 (1971)
Roberto Clemente 347 (1966)

Putouts (PO)

Willie Mays 576 (1971)
Roberto Clemente 318 (1966)

Assists (A)

Willie Mays 29 (1971)
Roberto Clemente 27 (1961)

Double Play (DP)

Willie Mays 44 (1971)
Roberto Clemente 5 (1961)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Willie Mays 4.58 (1971)
Roberto Clemente 2.58 (1957)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Willie Mays 5.31 (1971)
Roberto Clemente 2.68 (1957)

Seasons

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Roberto Clemente

 

Info

Teams

Willie Mays New York/San Francisco Giants (1951-1952, 1954-1972), New York Mets (1972-1973)
Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates (1955-1972)

Position

Willie Mays Outfielder
Roberto Clemente Outfielder

Height

Willie Mays 5'10"
Roberto Clemente 5'11"

Weight

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Bats

Willie Mays Right
Roberto Clemente Right

Throws

Willie Mays Right
Roberto Clemente Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Willie Mays 1 (1954)
Roberto Clemente 2 (1960, 1971)

World Series Appearances

Willie Mays 4 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1973)
Roberto Clemente 2 (1960, 1971)

Playoff Appearances

Willie Mays 5 (1951, 1954, 1962, 1971, 1973)
Roberto Clemente 4 (1960, 1970-1972)

World Series MVP

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Willie Mays Yes 94.7% in 1979
Roberto Clemente Yes 92.7% in 1973

Number Retired

Willie Mays Yes Giants #24
Roberto Clemente Yes Pirates #21

MVP

Willie Mays 2 (1954, 1965)
Roberto Clemente 1 (1966)

Gold Gloves

Willie Mays 12 (1957–1968)
Roberto Clemente 12 (1961-1972)

Rookie of the Year

Willie Mays Yes (1951)
Roberto Clemente No

All-Star Games

Willie Mays 24 (1954–1973)
Roberto Clemente 15 (1960-1967, 1969-1972)

League Batting Champion

Willie Mays 1 (1954)
Roberto Clemente 4 (1961, 1964-1965, 1967)

League Leader in Home Runs

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

League Leader in RBIs

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

League Leader in Hits

Willie Mays 1 (1960)
Roberto Clemente 2 (1964, 1967)

League Leader in Total Bases

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

League Leader in Doubles

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

League Leader in Triples

Willie Mays 3 (1954-1955, 1957)
Roberto Clemente 1 (1969)

League Leader in Runs

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Hits (H)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Runs (R)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Total Average (TotA)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Runs Created (RC)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Fielding

Games (G)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Games Started (GS)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Innings (Inn)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Errors (E)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Chances (CH)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Putouts (PO)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Assists (A)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Double Play (DP)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Plate Appearances (PA)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

At Bats (AB)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Batting Average (BA)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Hits (H)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Runs (R)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Home Runs (HR)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Doubles (2B)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Triples (3B)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Walks (BB)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Strikeouts (SO)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Stolen Bases (SB)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Caught Stealing (CS)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Total Bases (TB)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Secondary Average (SECA)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Willie Mays Roberto Clemente

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