Dick Billings vs. Mickey Mantle — Career Comparison

Dick Billings
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Mickey Mantle
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mickey Mantle comes out clearly ahead of Dick Billings across most offensive categories. Mickey Mantle led in home run production (HR/PA+ 279 vs 58), walk rate (BB%+ 217 vs 66), and slugging (SLG+ 161 vs 82). Dick Billings held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 90 vs 75). Mickey Mantle was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dick Billings and Mickey Mantle

Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
178.44
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2401
145.38
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9909
600
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1231
549.14
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8102
490.58
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.976
0.976
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
280
124.91
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2415
146.23
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
97.7
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1463
88.59
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
44
19.63
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
20.83
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
4.36
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
16
7.14
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
32.46
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
61
27.21
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
952
57.64
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101.45
45.26
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1981.8
120
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
374
166.84
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4511
273.15
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
376
167.73
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4161
251.95
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.977
0.977
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.098
1.098
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101
45.06
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1677
101.54
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
142
63.35
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1509
91.37
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
227
101.26
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2650
160.46
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
104.05
46.42
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945.53
117.8
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.01
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
0.79
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
87
38.81
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1733
104.93
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.57
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
7.63
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
92.34
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
1710
103.54
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
5.79
5.79
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.23
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
0.85
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.8
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.85
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
16.06
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
6.84
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.68
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
9.26
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.35
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
2.3
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.03
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
11.57
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.1
80.1

Fielding Stats for Dick Billings and Mickey Mantle

Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.16
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
1.27
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
1
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1927
1.07
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8276
27
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48597
27
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2758.2
9
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16199
9
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
4.61
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6734
3.74
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.49
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
0.16
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.06
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1598
5.21
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
3.96
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1564
5.1
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7024
3.9
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.87
97.87
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.5
98.5
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.393
4.393
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.067
3.067
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.52
86.52
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.15
84.15
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.11
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.49
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.26
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0