J. J. Hardy vs. Willie Mays — Career Comparison
When their careers are measured against the same standard, Willie Mays comes out clearly ahead of J. J. Hardy across most offensive categories. Willie Mays led in home run production (HR/PA+ 297 vs 138), walk rate (BB%+ 135 vs 78), and slugging (SLG+ 158 vs 108). J. J. Hardy held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 132 vs 119). Willie Mays was the more complete offensive player.
Hitting Stats for J. J. Hardy and Willie Mays
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1561
148.45
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
3005
143.77
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
6309
600
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
12541
600
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
5805
552.07
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
10924
522.64
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.947
0.947
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
493
46.89
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1326
63.44
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
712.58
67.77
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
2321.7
111.08
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
2371
225.49
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
6080
290.89
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1914
182.03
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
4806
229.93
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.993
0.993
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1218
115.83
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
3317
158.7
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
725.39
68.99
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
2303.38
110.2
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.28
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
192
9.19
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
6.57
6.57
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
8.22
8.22
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
0.96
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
156
14.84
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
251
12.01
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.86
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
103
4.93
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.62
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
442
21.15
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
47.06
47.06
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
76.7
76.7
Fielding Stats for J. J. Hardy and Willie Mays
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1544
1.04
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2941
1.11
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1510
1.02
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2678
1.01
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
40159
27
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
71305
27
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13386.1
9
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
23768.1
9
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2089
1.4
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
7769
2.94
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4340
2.92
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
0.09
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6539
4.4
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8161
3.09
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6429
4.32
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8003
3.03
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.32
98.32
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.06
98.06
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.164
4.164
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.721
2.721
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.8
97.8
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.06
91.06
J. J. Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
0.64
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.05