Hank Greenberg vs. Stan Musial — Career Comparison

Hank Greenberg
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPAll-Star
Stan Musial
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Stan Musial holds a real edge over Hank Greenberg in this comparison. Stan Musial led in contact rate (K%+ 196 vs 64), batting average (AVG+ 134 vs 114), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 129 vs 119). Hank Greenberg held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 401 vs 223). The edge belongs to Stan Musial.

Hitting Stats for Hank Greenberg and Stan Musial

Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
1394
137.2
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3026
142.83
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
6096
600
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12712
600
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
5193
511.12
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10972
517.87
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.004
1.004
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PA
0.972
0.972
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
1628
160.24
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3630
171.33
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
847
83.37
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2253
106.34
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
37.3
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
725
34.22
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
71
6.99
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
8.35
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
32.58
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475
22.42
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
781
76.87
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1377
64.99
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1257.11
123.73
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2508.02
118.38
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3142
309.25
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6134
289.52
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
2496
245.67
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5282
249.31
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PA
0.559
0.559
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.017
1.017
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PA
0.976
0.976
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.112
1.112
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PA
1.033
1.033
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1051
103.44
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1949
91.99
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1276
125.59
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1951
92.09
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1996
196.46
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3425
161.66
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1251.11
123.14
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2522.74
119.07
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
16
1.57
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
2.5
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
852
83.86
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1599
75.47
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
5.99
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
844
83.07
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
696
32.85
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
7.22
7.22
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.26
18.26
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
1.01
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.44
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PA
35
1.65
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
2.5
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
6.5
Stan Musial
Career
Per 600 PA
243
11.47
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
5.71
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
3.68
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2.56
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.46
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
8.27
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
5.14
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
69.05
69.05
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.56
71.56

Fielding Stats for Hank Greenberg and Stan Musial

Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1377
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
2.65
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1198
1.09
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29643
27
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9881
9
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
11023
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12439
11.33
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
0.75
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.13
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
11886
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13399
12.2
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
11764
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13257
12.07
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.97
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8.543
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Musial
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21
Hank Greenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
974
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
962
0.88
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Greenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Musial
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0