Jesse Barber vs. Willie McGee — Career Comparison

Jesse Barber
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRight Fielder
Willie McGee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Jesse Barber and Willie McGee are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie McGee posted stronger numbers in slugging (.396 vs .384) and home run production (79 career HR at a higher rate). Jesse Barber had the advantage in on-base percentage (.345 vs .338). By the career numbers, Willie McGee had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jesse Barber and Willie McGee

Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
521
136.27
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2201
161.28
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2294
600
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8188
600
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
2087
545.86
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7649
560.5
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
615
160.85
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2254
165.17
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
486
127.11
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1731
126.84
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
82
21.45
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
25.65
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
9.68
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
6.89
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.62
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
5.79
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
129
33.74
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
38.32
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293.5
76.77
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1008.36
73.89
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
801
209.5
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3029
221.96
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
775
202.7
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2717
199.1
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
367
95.99
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1010
74.01
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
232
60.68
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
856
62.73
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
589
154.05
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1787
130.95
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330.59
86.47
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077.04
78.92
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.35
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.1
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
39.49
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
448
32.83
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
4.25
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.52
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
1238
90.72
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1147
1147
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
6.61
6.61
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.5
75.5
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
12.29
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.2
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
3.37
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
157
11.5
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
55
14.39
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
25.79
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
8.87
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 600 PA
55
14.39
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
34.66
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
74.42
74.42

Fielding Stats for Jesse Barber and Willie McGee

Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
1.07
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1990
1.12
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.25
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1744
0.98
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
13706
27
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47835
27
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4568.2
9
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15945
9
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1584
3.12
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4295
2.42
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
0.8
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.08
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.23
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.06
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2106
4.15
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4539
2.56
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1991
3.92
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4431
2.5
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
94.54
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.227
2.227
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.84
23.84
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.64
87.64
Jesse Barber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.15
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.02
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Barber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0