Mickey Mantle vs. Mike Trout — Career Comparison

Mickey Mantle
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Mike Trout
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueCenter FielderSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mickey Mantle comes out clearly ahead of Mike Trout across most offensive categories. Mickey Mantle led in home run production (HR/PA+ 279 vs 203), walk rate (BB%+ 217 vs 200), and slugging (SLG+ 161 vs 148). Mike Trout held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 105 vs 75). Mickey Mantle was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Mickey Mantle and Mike Trout

Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2401
145.38
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
1648
137.31
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9909
600
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
7201
600
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8102
490.58
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5967
497.18
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.976
0.976
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.984
0.984
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2415
146.23
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
1754
146.15
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1463
88.59
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
970
80.82
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
20.83
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
27.08
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
4.36
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.58
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
32.46
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PAverified
404
33.66
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
952
57.64
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PAverified
784
65.32
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1981.8
120
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1455.7
121.29
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4511
273.15
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3401
283.38
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4161
251.95
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
2927
243.88
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.977
0.977
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.977
0.977
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
1.098
1.098
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.107
1.107
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1677
101.54
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
1196
99.65
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1509
91.37
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
1018
84.82
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2650
160.46
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
1810
150.81
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945.53
117.8
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
1398.1
116.49
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.79
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
8.83
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1733
104.93
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
1067
88.9
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
126
7.63
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
10.83
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1710
103.54
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1663
138.56
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.79
5.79
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
0.85
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.85
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.08
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
113
6.84
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
6.25
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
153
9.26
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
17.83
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2.3
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.17
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
191
11.57
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
252
21
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
80.1
80.1
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.92
84.92

Fielding Stats for Mickey Mantle and Mike Trout

Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
1.27
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
1454
1.04
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1927
1.07
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
1444
1.03
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48597
27
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
37786
27
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16199
9
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
12595.1
9
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6734
3.74
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
3485
2.49
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
0.16
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.03
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.06
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.02
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7131
3.96
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
3552
2.54
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7024
3.9
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
3531
2.52
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.5
98.5
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.41
99.41
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.067
3.067
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.429
2.429
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.15
84.15
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.31
99.31
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.11
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0