Sam Crawford vs. Willie Mays — Career Comparison
Sam Crawford and Willie Mays each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Sam Crawford had the edge in contact rate (K%+ 184 vs 119), while Willie Mays led in walk rate (BB%+ 135 vs 107). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.
Hitting Stats for Sam Crawford and Willie Mays
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
2517
142.55
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
3005
143.77
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
10594
600
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
12541
600
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.843
0.843
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.947
0.947
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
2097
118.77
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1967
94.11
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
864
48.93
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1326
63.44
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
1624.99
92.03
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
2321.7
111.08
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
4328
245.12
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
6080
290.89
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
3744
212.04
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
4806
229.93
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.823
0.823
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.993
0.993
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
2813
159.32
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
3317
158.7
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
1760.57
99.71
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
2303.38
110.2
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
580
32.85
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1526
73.01
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
18.27
18.27
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
8.22
8.22
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
1.31
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
0.96
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
241
13.65
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.62
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
251
12.01
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
366
20.73
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
339
16.22
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
43
2.44
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
103
4.93
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
409
23.16
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
442
21.15
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 600 PA
89.49
89.49
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
76.7
76.7
Fielding Stats for Sam Crawford and Willie Mays
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2450
1.58
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2941
1.11
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1052
0.68
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2678
1.01
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
41937
27
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
71305
27
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
13979
9
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
23768.1
9
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5102
3.28
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
7769
2.94
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
0.23
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
0.09
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.11
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.06
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5637
3.63
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8161
3.09
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5461
3.52
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8003
3.03
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.06
98.06
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.229
2.229
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.721
2.721
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.94
42.94
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.06
91.06
Sam Crawford
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.08
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.05