Mickey Mantle vs. Mark McGwire — Career Comparison

Mickey Mantle
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Mark McGwire
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Mickey Mantle holds a real edge over Mark McGwire in this comparison. Mickey Mantle led in batting average (AVG+ 126 vs 108), on-base percentage (OBP+ 139 vs 132), and contact rate (K%+ 75 vs 75). Mark McGwire held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 335 vs 279). The edge belongs to Mickey Mantle.

Hitting Stats for Mickey Mantle and Mark McGwire

Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2401
145.38
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1874
146.79
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9909
600
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
7660
600
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8102
490.58
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
6187
484.62
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.976
0.976
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.971
0.971
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2415
146.23
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
1626
127.36
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1463
88.59
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
785
61.49
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
20.83
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
252
19.74
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
4.36
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.47
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
536
32.46
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
45.67
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
952
57.64
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
841
65.87
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1981.8
120
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
1475.47
115.57
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4511
273.15
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3639
285.04
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4161
251.95
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
3018
236.4
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.977
0.977
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.982
0.982
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.098
1.098
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
1.069
1.069
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1677
101.54
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
1167
91.41
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1509
91.37
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1414
110.76
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2650
160.46
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
1998
156.5
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945.53
117.8
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
1403.22
109.91
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.79
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
5.87
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1733
104.93
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
1317
103.16
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
126
7.63
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
11.75
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1710
103.54
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1596
125.01
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.79
5.79
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
4.8
4.8
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
0.85
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.23
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.85
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
6.11
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
6.84
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
147
11.51
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
9.26
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
12
0.94
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
2.3
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.63
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
11.57
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.57
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.1
80.1
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60

Fielding Stats for Mickey Mantle and Mark McGwire

Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
1.27
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1791
1.07
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1927
1.07
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1742
1.04
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48597
27
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
45300
27
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16199
9
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
15100
9
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6734
3.74
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14464
8.62
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.16
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1073
0.64
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.06
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.07
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7131
3.96
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15649
9.33
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7024
3.9
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15537
9.26
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.5
98.5
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.28
99.28
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.067
3.067
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.675
8.675
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.15
84.15
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
0.11
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1409
0.84
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0