Who is the better baseball player Sam Lanford or Willie Mays? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer.
I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind.
I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.
If you are less interested in a Sam Lanford vs. Willie Mays comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other,
then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data
table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both
players' career performance.
Sam Lanford
Willie Mays
Bats
Left
Right
Throws
Right
Right
Position
Starting Pitcher
Center Field
Generation
The Lost Generation
The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame
No
Yes
Fielding Stats for Sam Lanford and Willie Mays
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
81
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2929
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2666
81
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
1701
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
71009
1701
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
567
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
23669.7
567
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7752
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
233
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1
81
Career
162 Game Avg.
156
81
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
243
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8141
243
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7985
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
66.67
66.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
98.08
66.67
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.726
1
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
121
0
Hitting Stats for Sam Lanford and Willie Mays
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
162
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162 Game Avg.
2992
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
243
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12493
243
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
243
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10881
243
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.333
0.333
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.302
0.333
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.667
0.667
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.948
0.667
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3283
81
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1960
81
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
523
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
140
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
660
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1323
0
Sam Lanford
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162 Game Avg.
0.061
0
Sam Lanford
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.201
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.31
24.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2316.75
24.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6066
81
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4791
81
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.333
0.333
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.383
0.333
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.333
0.333
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.557
0.333
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.667
0.667
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.941
0.667
Sam Lanford
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162 Game Avg.
0.256
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.233
0.233
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.312
0.233
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.995
0.5
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162 Game Avg.
0.333
0.333
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.299
0.333
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2062
81
Sam Lanford
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162 Game Avg.
1903
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
81
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3305
81
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.41
33.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2298.07
33.45
Sam Lanford
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162 Game Avg.
44
0
Sam Lanford
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162 Game Avg.
1464
0
Sam Lanford
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162 Game Avg.
192
0
Sam Lanford
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162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1526
0
Sam Lanford
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162 Game Avg.
8.19
0
Sam Lanford
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162 Game Avg.
0.96
0
Sam Lanford
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162 Game Avg.
13
0
Sam Lanford
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162 Game Avg.
91
0
Sam Lanford
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162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
251
0
Sam Lanford
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162 Game Avg.
338
0
Sam Lanford
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162 Game Avg.
103
0
Sam Lanford
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162 Game Avg.
441
0
Sam Lanford
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162 Game Avg.
76.64
0