Jeff's Bespoke Baseball Stats

Dave Anderson vs. Willie Mays — Career Comparison

Dave Anderson

Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueShortstop

Willie Mays

Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Willie Mays comes out clearly ahead of Dave Anderson across most offensive categories. Willie Mays led in home run production (HR/PA+ 297 vs 35), slugging (SLG+ 158 vs 85), and batting average (AVG+ 121 vs 96). Willie Mays was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dave Anderson and Willie Mays

Seasons Hitting

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

10

10

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

23

23

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PAverified

873

229.03

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

3005

143.77

Plate Appearances

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

2287

600

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

12541

600

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PAverified

2026

531.53

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

10924

522.64

Batting Average

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

0.242

0.242

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.301

0.301

Equivalent Average

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

0.664

0.664

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.947

0.947

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

490

128.55

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

3293

157.55

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PAverified

386

101.27

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

1967

94.11

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

73

19.15

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

525

25.12

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

12

3.15

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

141

6.75

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

19

4.98

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

660

31.58

Extra Base Hits

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

104

27.28

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

1326

63.44

Extra Base Hit Pct

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

0.212

0.212

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.403

0.403

Home Runs Per at Bat

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

0.009

0.009

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.06

0.06

Home Runs Per Hit

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

0.039

0.039

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.2

0.2

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

205.43

53.89

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

2321.7

111.08

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

644

168.95

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

6080

290.89

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

701

183.91

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

4806

229.93

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

0.312

0.312

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.384

0.384

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

0.318

0.318

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.557

0.557

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

0.63

0.63

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.94

0.94

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

0.076

0.076

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.255

0.255

Gross Production Average (GPA)

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

0.22

0.22

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.312

0.312

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

0.56

0.56

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.993

0.993

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

0.279

0.279

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.298

0.298

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

244

64.01

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

2068

98.94

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

143

37.52

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

1909

91.33

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

368

96.55

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

3317

158.7

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

217.54

57.07

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

2303.38

110.2

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

5

1.31

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

45

2.15

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

206

54.04

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

1468

70.23

Intentional Walks

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

17

4.46

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

192

9.19

Dave Anderson

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

331

86.84

Willie Mays

Career

Per 600 PAverified

1526

73.01

Plate Appearances per Strikeout

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

6.91

6.91

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

8.22

8.22

Walks Per Strikeout

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

0.62

0.62

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.96

0.96

Dave Anderson

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

37

9.71

Willie Mays

Career

Per 600 PA

13

0.62

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

13

3.41

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

91

4.35

Ground into Double Play (GIDP)

Dave Anderson

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

49

12.86

Willie Mays

Career

Per 600 PAverified

251

12.01

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

49

12.86

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

339

16.22

Caught Stealing

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PAverified

30

7.87

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

103

4.93

Stolen Base Attempts

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

79

20.73

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

442

21.15

Stolen Base Percentage

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 600 PA

62.03

62.03

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

76.7

76.7

Fielding Stats for Dave Anderson and Willie Mays

Seasons Fielding

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 9 Innings

10

10

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

23

23

Games Played as Fielder

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 9 Inningsverified

788

1.42

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

2941

1.11

Starts as Fielder

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 9 Innings

510

0.92

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

2678

1.01

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 9 Innings

14968

27

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

71305

27

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 9 Innings

4989.1

9

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

23768.1

9

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 9 Innings

894

1.61

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

7769

2.94

Dave Anderson

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

1556

2.81

Willie Mays

Career

Per 9 Innings

234

0.09

Dave Anderson

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

73

0.13

Willie Mays

Career

Per 9 Inningsverified

158

0.06

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 9 Inningsverified

2523

4.55

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

8161

3.09

Chances Accepted

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 9 Inningsverified

2450

4.42

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

8003

3.03

Fielding Percentage

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 9 Innings

97.11

97.11

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

98.06

98.06

Dave Anderson

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

3.109

3.109

Willie Mays

Career

Per 9 Innings

2.721

2.721

Games Started %

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 9 Innings

64.72

64.72

Willie Mays

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

91.06

91.06

Dave Anderson

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

274

0.49

Willie Mays

Career

Per 9 Innings

121

0.05

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Willie Mays

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Wild Pitch as Fielder

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Willie Mays

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Stolen Base Allowed

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Willie Mays

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Catcher Caught Stealing

Dave Anderson

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Willie Mays

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0