Tom Gettinger vs. Maury Wills — Career Comparison

Tom Gettinger
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Maury Wills
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveMVPAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Tom Gettinger and Maury Wills are closely matched on the surface stats. Tom Gettinger posted stronger numbers in OPS (.678 vs .663) and slugging (.372 vs .331). Maury Wills had the advantage in on-base percentage (.332 vs .306). By the career numbers, Tom Gettinger had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tom Gettinger and Maury Wills

Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
125
138.63
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1942
140.32
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
541
600
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8304
600
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
503
557.86
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7588
548.27
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
131
145.29
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2134
154.19
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
97
107.58
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1866
134.83
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.96
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
12.79
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.09
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
5.13
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.65
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.45
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
37.71
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
19.36
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61.1
67.77
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
889
64.23
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
207.39
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2513
181.58
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
164
181.89
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2702
195.23
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
61
67.65
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1067
77.1
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
70.98
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
33.09
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
131.98
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1505
108.74
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67.4
74.75
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989.67
71.51
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.33
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
1.16
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
30
33.27
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
39.88
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.88
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
17.74
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
684
49.42
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.81
33.81
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
12.14
12.14
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
1.88
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.55
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
8.6
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.1
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
92
6.65
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
14
15.53
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
42.34
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
15.03
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 600 PA
14
15.53
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
794
57.37
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
73.8
73.8

Fielding Stats for Tom Gettinger and Maury Wills

Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.11
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
1.06
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1832
1.01
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3090
27
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48847
27
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1030
9
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16282.1
9
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.7
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
1.54
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5512
3.05
Tom Gettinger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
0.18
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
2.05
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8629
4.77
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
1.83
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8298
4.59
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.36
89.36
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.16
96.16
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.654
1.654
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.326
4.326
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
928
0.51
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gettinger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0