Charlie Gehringer vs. Willie Mays — Career Comparison

Charlie Gehringer
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanMVPAll-Star
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 Charlie Gehringer across most offensive categories. Willie Mays led in home run production (HR/PA+ 297 vs 134), slugging (SLG+ 158 vs 125), and walk rate (BB%+ 135 vs 125). Charlie Gehringer held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 258 vs 119). Willie Mays was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Charlie Gehringer and Willie Mays

Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
2323
136.15
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3005
143.77
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
10237
600
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12541
600
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
8860
519.29
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10924
522.64
Charlie Gehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.893
0.893
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.947
0.947
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2839
166.4
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3293
157.55
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1935
113.41
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1967
94.11
Charlie Gehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
574
33.64
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
525
25.12
Charlie Gehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
8.56
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
141
6.75
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
184
10.78
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
31.58
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
904
52.98
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326
63.44
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
1781.62
104.42
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2321.7
111.08
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
4257
249.51
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6080
290.89
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4075
238.84
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4806
229.93
Charlie Gehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.884
0.884
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.925
0.925
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.993
0.993
Charlie Gehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1774
103.98
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2068
98.94
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
1427
83.64
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1909
91.33
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3017
176.83
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3317
158.7
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
1849.74
108.41
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2303.38
110.2
Charlie Gehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
2.93
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
45
2.15
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
1186
69.51
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468
70.23
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
9.19
Charlie Gehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
21.8
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1526
73.01
Charlie Gehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.52
27.52
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
8.22
8.22
Charlie Gehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.19
3.19
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
0.96
Charlie Gehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
8.26
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.62
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
4.35
Charlie Gehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
1.58
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
251
12.01
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
181
10.61
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
16.22
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.22
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
4.93
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
270
15.82
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
21.15
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
67.04
67.04
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.7
76.7

Fielding Stats for Charlie Gehringer and Willie Mays

Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2221
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2941
1.11
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2678
1.01
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71305
27
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23768.1
9
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5446
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7769
2.94
Charlie Gehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7091
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.09
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
0.06
Charlie Gehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12847
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8161
3.09
Charlie Gehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12537
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8003
3.03
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.59
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Charlie Gehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.645
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.721
2.721
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.06
91.06
Charlie Gehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1447
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.05
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Gehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0