Roger Maris vs. Willie McGee — Career Comparison

Roger Maris
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Willie McGee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Roger Maris comes out clearly ahead of Willie McGee across most offensive categories. Roger Maris led in home run production (HR/PA+ 233 vs 43), walk rate (BB%+ 126 vs 66), and slugging (SLG+ 133 vs 109). Willie McGee held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 121 vs 106). Roger Maris was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Roger Maris and Willie McGee

Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
1463
150.15
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2201
161.28
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
5846
600
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8188
600
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
5101
523.54
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7649
560.5
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
1325
135.99
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2254
165.17
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
813
83.44
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1731
126.84
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
195
20.01
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
25.65
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
42
4.31
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.89
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
28.22
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
79
5.79
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
512
52.55
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
523
38.32
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
869.57
89.25
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1008.36
73.89
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2429
249.3
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3029
221.96
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2015
206.81
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2717
199.1
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.822
0.822
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
826
84.78
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1010
74.01
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
851
87.34
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
856
62.73
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1402
143.89
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1787
130.95
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
876.46
89.95
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077.04
78.92
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.9
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.1
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
652
66.92
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
448
32.83
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.31
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
4.25
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
733
75.23
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
1238
90.72
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.98
7.98
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
6.61
6.61
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.23
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.2
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.41
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
3.37
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
7.7
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
157
11.5
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.16
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
25.79
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.92
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
8.87
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.08
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
34.66
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
70
70
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.42
74.42

Fielding Stats for Roger Maris and Willie McGee

Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1383
1.06
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1990
1.12
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1316
1.01
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1744
0.98
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
35206
27
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47835
27
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11735.1
9
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15945
9
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2649
2.03
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4295
2.42
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.06
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.08
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.06
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2774
2.13
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4539
2.56
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2725
2.09
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4431
2.5
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.62
97.62
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.227
2.227
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.64
87.64
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.01
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.02
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0