Mickey Mantle vs. Willie Spencer — Career Comparison

Mickey Mantle
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Willie Spencer
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaToledo CrawfordsNegro American LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Mickey Mantle posted the stronger offensive profile against Willie Spencer. Mickey Mantle posted stronger numbers in OPS (.985 vs .839) and on-base percentage (.428 vs .384). Willie Spencer had the advantage in batting average (.338 vs .298). By the career numbers, Mickey Mantle had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mickey Mantle and Willie Spencer

Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2401
145.38
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
197.37
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9909
600
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
76
600
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8102
490.58
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
536.84
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Willie Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.976
0.976
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.877
0.877
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2415
146.23
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
181.58
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1463
88.59
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
134.21
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
20.83
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
39.47
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
4.36
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
32.46
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
952
57.64
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
47.37
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1981.8
120
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
12.38
97.73
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4511
273.15
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
244.74
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4161
251.95
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
28
221.05
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.977
0.977
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
0.84
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.098
1.098
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.867
0.867
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Willie Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1677
101.54
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
47.37
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1509
91.37
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
102.63
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2650
160.46
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
18
142.11
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945.53
117.8
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
13.37
105.56
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
0.79
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1733
104.93
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
39.47
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
7.63
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
1710
103.54
Willie Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.79
5.79
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
0.85
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.68
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.85
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
113
6.84
Willie Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
9.26
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.68
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
2.3
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
11.57
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.68
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
80.1
80.1
Willie Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Mickey Mantle and Willie Spencer

Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2290
1.27
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.38
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1927
1.07
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.21
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48597
27
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
27
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16199
9
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
9
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6734
3.74
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.73
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
0.16
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.1
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.06
Willie Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7131
3.96
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
3
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7024
3.9
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
2.83
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.5
98.5
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.23
94.23
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.067
3.067
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.042
2.042
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.15
84.15
Willie Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.11
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0