Willard Hershberger vs. Manny Machado — Career Comparison

Willard Hershberger
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher
Manny Machado
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueThird BasemanPlatinum GloveGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Willard Hershberger and Manny Machado are closely matched on the surface stats. Manny Machado posted stronger numbers in OPS (.829 vs .737) and slugging (.486 vs .381). Willard Hershberger had the advantage in on-base percentage (.356 vs .343). By the career numbers, Manny Machado had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willard Hershberger and Manny Machado

Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
218.18
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1894
138.67
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
440
600
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8195
600
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
402
548.18
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7424
543.55
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.755
0.755
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
173.18
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2069
151.48
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
144.55
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286
94.15
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.82
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
28.99
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.82
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
1.32
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
27.02
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
21
28.64
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
783
57.33
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
50.94
69.46
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194.06
87.42
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
153
208.64
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3608
264.16
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
207.27
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2762
202.22
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
41
55.91
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1082
79.22
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
95.45
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1144
83.76
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
151.36
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1857
135.96
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
59.64
81.32
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.15
87.28
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.82
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.2
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
20
27.27
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
48.54
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
5.27
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.82
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
1433
104.92
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.5
27.5
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
5.72
5.72
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.73
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
1.03
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
4.69
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.36
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
224
16.4
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.73
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
8.27
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.73
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
11.28
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Manny Machado
Career
Per 600 PA
73.38
73.38

Fielding Stats for Willard Hershberger and Manny Machado

Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1770
1.03
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1762
1.03
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46194
27
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15398
9
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
0.86
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3434
2.01
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.09
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5060
2.96
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4902
2.87
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.75
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Willard Hershberger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.489
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.55
99.55
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
0.26
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Manny Machado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Hershberger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Manny Machado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0