Roger Maris vs. Bill Pierce — Career Comparison

Roger Maris
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Bill Pierce
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Roger Maris and Bill Pierce are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Pierce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.839 vs .826) and on-base percentage (.374 vs .350). Roger Maris had the advantage in slugging (.476 vs .465). By the career numbers, Bill Pierce had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Roger Maris and Bill Pierce

Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bill Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1463
150.15
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
333
150.91
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5846
600
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
1324
600
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5101
523.54
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1177
533.38
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bill Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Bill Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.856
0.856
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1325
135.99
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
373
169.03
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
813
83.44
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
119.18
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
20.01
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
29
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
4.31
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
12.69
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
28.22
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.16
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
52.55
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
110
49.85
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
869.57
89.25
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209.38
94.89
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
249.3
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
547
247.89
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2015
206.81
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
481
217.98
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Bill Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.822
0.822
Bill Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bill Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.814
0.814
Bill Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.837
0.837
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Bill Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
84.78
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
88.82
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
851
87.34
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210
95.17
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1402
143.89
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
388
175.83
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876.46
89.95
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226.88
102.82
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.9
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.72
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
652
66.92
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
102
46.22
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.31
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
733
75.23
Bill Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.98
7.98
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.23
Bill Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
17.67
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.41
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
75
7.7
Bill Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
2.16
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.16
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
0.92
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
3.08
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.16
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
70
70
Bill Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Roger Maris and Bill Pierce

Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bill Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1383
1.06
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.12
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1316
1.01
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.51
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35206
27
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8309
27
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11735.1
9
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2769.2
9
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2649
2.03
Bill Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2705
8.79
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.06
Bill Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
0.87
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.2
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2774
2.13
Bill Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3034
9.86
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2725
2.09
Bill Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2972
9.66
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.96
97.96
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Bill Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.38
45.38
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.01
Bill Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.41
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.29
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0