Chuck Klein vs. Willie Mays — Career Comparison

Chuck Klein
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderMVPAll-Star
Willie Mays
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Willie Mays holds a real edge over Chuck Klein in this comparison. Willie Mays led in walk rate (BB%+ 135 vs 111), contact rate (K%+ 119 vs 99), and slugging (SLG+ 158 vs 152). Chuck Klein held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 372 vs 297). The edge belongs to Willie Mays.

Hitting Stats for Chuck Klein and Willie Mays

Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1753
146.74
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3005
143.77
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
7168
600
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12541
600
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6486
542.91
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10924
522.64
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.927
0.927
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.947
0.947
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2076
173.77
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3293
157.55
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1304
109.15
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1967
94.11
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
398
33.31
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
25.12
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
74
6.19
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
6.75
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
300
25.11
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
31.58
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
772
64.62
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1326
63.44
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
1289.13
107.91
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2321.7
111.08
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3522
294.81
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6080
290.89
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
2689
225.08
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4806
229.93
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.922
0.922
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.944
0.944
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.993
0.993
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
1168
97.77
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2068
98.94
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1201
100.53
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1909
91.33
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2069
173.19
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3317
158.7
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1352.7
113.23
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2303.38
110.2
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.15
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
601
50.31
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468
70.23
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
9.19
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
43.61
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1526
73.01
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.76
13.76
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
8.22
8.22
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
1.15
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
0.96
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
5.78
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.62
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
4.35
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.6
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
251
12.01
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
79
6.61
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
16.22
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
4.93
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 600 PA
79
6.61
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
21.15
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
76.7
76.7

Fielding Stats for Chuck Klein and Willie Mays

Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1601
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2941
1.11
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2678
1.01
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71305
27
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23768.1
9
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3250
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7769
2.94
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.09
Chuck Klein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.06
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3579
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8161
3.09
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
3444
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8003
3.03
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.151
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.721
2.721
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.06
91.06
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.05
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Klein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0