Willie Grace vs. Deacon McGuire — Career Comparison

Willie Grace
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Deacon McGuire
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Willie Grace and Deacon McGuire are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Grace posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.353 vs .341) and batting average (.305 vs .278). Deacon McGuire had the advantage in home run production (45 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Willie Grace had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie Grace and Deacon McGuire

Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
155.78
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1781
154.04
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
389
600
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6937
600
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
354
546.02
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6291
544.13
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.739
0.739
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
166.58
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1750
151.36
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
138.82
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1326
114.69
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
14
21.59
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
25.95
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.17
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
6.83
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
3.89
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
18
27.76
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
424
36.67
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
47.65
73.49
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
860.41
74.42
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
130
200.51
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2343
202.65
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
206.68
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2349
203.17
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
41
63.24
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
770
66.6
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
47
72.49
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
840
72.65
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
135.73
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1565
135.36
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.22
85.17
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
943.79
81.63
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.54
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
7.27
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
25
38.56
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
44.54
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
442
38.23
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.69
15.69
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.88
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.07
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.17
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
10.21
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.17
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
10.21
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Grace and Deacon McGuire

Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
26
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.16
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1748
1.09
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.08
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.13
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2406
27
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43329
27
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
802
9
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14443
9
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.72
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7743
4.82
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1925
1.2
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
0.39
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.98
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10289
6.41
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.87
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9668
6.02
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.89
94.89
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.96
93.96
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.621
1.621
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.531
5.531
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.96
11.96
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.12
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
0.31
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2541
1.58
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1458
0.91

Pitching Stats for Willie Grace and Deacon McGuire

Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.06
12.06
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
22.5
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.5
22.5
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
34.71
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
30.86
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
49.5
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Deacon McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.476
0.476
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Deacon McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75