Ben Grieve vs. Willie Wilson — Career Comparison

Ben Grieve
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRight FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star
Willie Wilson
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Ben Grieve and Willie Wilson are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 107 for Ben Grieve, 108 for Willie Wilson), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 103 vs 102). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Ben Grieve and Willie Wilson

Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
976
156.45
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2154
155.39
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
3743
600
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8317
600
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
3215
515.36
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7731
557.73
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Willie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.762
0.762
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
864
138.5
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2207
159.22
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
549
88
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1738
125.38
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
30.78
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
20.27
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.8
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
10.6
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
18.92
Willie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
2.96
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315
50.49
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
33.83
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Willie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Willie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Willie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
533.34
85.49
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1026.89
74.08
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1420
227.62
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2905
209.57
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1375
220.41
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2694
194.35
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Willie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Willie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Willie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.702
0.702
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Willie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Willie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Willie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
471
75.5
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1169
84.33
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
492
78.87
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
585
42.2
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
845
135.45
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1713
123.58
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
533.84
85.57
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1103.17
79.58
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.21
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
4.47
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466
74.7
Willie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
425
30.66
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.53
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
1.95
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
125.67
Willie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1144
82.53
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.27
7.27
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Willie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.16
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
4.62
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.56
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
2.52
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
103
16.51
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
6.49
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.85
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
48.19
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.8
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
9.67
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.65
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
802
57.86
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 600 PA
82.76
82.76
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.29
83.29

Fielding Stats for Ben Grieve and Willie Wilson

Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
774
1.1
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2031
1.13
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
1.08
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1792
1
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
18950
27
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48317
27
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
6316.2
9
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16105.2
9
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1385
1.97
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5060
2.83
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.04
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.04
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.03
Willie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.04
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1436
2.05
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5203
2.91
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1416
2.02
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5136
2.87
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.61
98.61
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.71
98.71
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.529
2.529
Ben Grieve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.19
98.19
Willie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.23
88.23
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Willie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.01
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Grieve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0