Roger Maris vs. Mike Piazza — Career Comparison

Roger Maris
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Mike Piazza
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Mike Piazza holds a real edge over Roger Maris in this comparison. Mike Piazza led in batting average (AVG+ 125 vs 106), on-base percentage (OBP+ 119 vs 110), and contact rate (K%+ 120 vs 113). Roger Maris held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 126 vs 113). The edge belongs to Mike Piazza.

Hitting Stats for Roger Maris and Mike Piazza

Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1463
150.15
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1912
148.12
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
5846
600
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7745
600
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
5101
523.54
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6911
535.39
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.919
0.919
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
1325
135.99
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2127
164.78
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
813
83.44
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1348
104.43
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
195
20.01
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
26.65
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.31
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.62
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
275
28.22
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
33.08
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
512
52.55
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779
60.35
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
869.57
89.25
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1349.28
104.53
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
2429
249.3
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3768
291.9
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
2015
206.81
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2916
225.9
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.822
0.822
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.922
0.922
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.814
0.814
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.909
0.909
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
826
84.78
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1048
81.19
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
851
87.34
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
103.42
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
143.89
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1956
151.53
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
876.46
89.95
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1351.19
104.68
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.9
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.32
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
652
66.92
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
58.8
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
42
4.31
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
11.31
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
733
75.23
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
1113
86.22
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.98
7.98
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
6.96
6.96
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.23
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.41
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
3.49
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
7.7
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
229
17.74
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.16
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.32
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.92
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.55
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.08
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
2.87
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
70
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
45.95
45.95

Fielding Stats for Roger Maris and Mike Piazza

Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1383
1.06
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
1.09
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1316
1.01
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1673
1.07
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
35206
27
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42224
27
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11735.1
9
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14074.2
9
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2649
2.03
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11347
7.26
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.06
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
0.49
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.08
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2774
2.13
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12247
7.83
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2725
2.09
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12115
7.75
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.23
98.23
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.127
7.127
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.16
95.16
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.01
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.09
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.07
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
0.9
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
0.27