Fritz Knothe vs. Maury Wills — Career Comparison

Fritz Knothe
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Maury Wills
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveMVPAll-Star

On the career numbers, Maury Wills posted the stronger offensive profile against Fritz Knothe. Maury Wills posted stronger numbers in OPS (.663 vs .570) and on-base percentage (.332 vs .289). Fritz Knothe had the advantage in home run production (2 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Maury Wills had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Fritz Knothe and Maury Wills

Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
152.63
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1942
140.32
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
684
600
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8304
600
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
615
539.47
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7588
548.27
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
135
118.42
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2134
154.19
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
104
91.23
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1866
134.83
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
22.81
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
12.79
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.63
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
5.13
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.75
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.45
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
27.19
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
19.36
Fritz Knothe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Fritz Knothe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
54.01
47.38
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
889
64.23
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
173
151.75
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2513
181.58
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
195
171.05
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2702
195.23
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Fritz Knothe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
70
61.4
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1067
77.1
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
46.49
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
33.09
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
121
106.14
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1505
108.74
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
57.93
50.82
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.67
71.51
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.75
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
1.16
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
50.88
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
552
39.88
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.88
Fritz Knothe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
71.05
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
684
49.42
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
8.44
8.44
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
12.14
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.89
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
8.6
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.1
Fritz Knothe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.26
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
92
6.65
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.02
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
42.34
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
15.03
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.02
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
794
57.37
Fritz Knothe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
73.8
73.8

Fielding Stats for Fritz Knothe and Maury Wills

Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1918
1.06
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1832
1.01
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48847
27
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16282.1
9
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2786
1.54
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5512
3.05
Fritz Knothe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
0.18
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8629
4.77
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 9 Innings
512
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8298
4.59
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.34
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.16
96.16
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.103
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.326
4.326
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
928
0.51
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fritz Knothe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0