Mickey Mantle vs. Denis Menke — Career Comparison

Mickey Mantle
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Denis Menke
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstopAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mickey Mantle comes out clearly ahead of Denis Menke across most offensive categories. Mickey Mantle led in home run production (HR/PA+ 279 vs 99), walk rate (BB%+ 217 vs 149), and slugging (SLG+ 161 vs 106). Denis Menke held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 104 vs 75). Mickey Mantle was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Mickey Mantle and Denis Menke

Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2401
145.38
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1598
161.58
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9909
600
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
5934
600
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8102
490.58
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5071
512.74
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.976
0.976
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.736
0.736
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2415
146.23
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
1270
128.41
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1463
88.59
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
904
91.41
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
20.83
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
225
22.75
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
4.36
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.04
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
32.46
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
101
10.21
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
952
57.64
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
366
37.01
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1981.8
120
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
681.5
68.91
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4511
273.15
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
1878
189.89
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4161
251.95
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
2014
203.64
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.977
0.977
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.098
1.098
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1677
101.54
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
605
61.17
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1509
91.37
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
606
61.27
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2650
160.46
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
1110
112.23
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945.53
117.8
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
703.39
71.12
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.79
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.65
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1733
104.93
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
698
70.58
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
7.63
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
73
7.38
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
1710
103.54
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
86.25
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
5.79
5.79
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.96
6.96
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
14
0.85
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.46
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.85
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
6.57
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
6.84
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
10.01
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
9.26
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
34
3.44
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2.3
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.46
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
11.57
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
88
8.9
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.1
80.1
Denis Menke
Career
Per 600 PA
38.64
38.64

Fielding Stats for Mickey Mantle and Denis Menke

Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
1.27
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1661
1.17
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1927
1.07
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1406
0.99
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48597
27
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38272
27
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16199
9
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12757.1
9
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6734
3.74
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3108
2.19
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.16
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3688
2.6
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.06
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.15
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7131
3.96
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7014
4.95
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7024
3.9
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6796
4.79
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.5
98.5
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.89
96.89
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.067
3.067
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.092
4.092
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.15
84.15
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.65
84.65
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
0.11
Denis Menke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
0.48
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denis Menke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0