Roger Maris vs. Lou Piniella — Career Comparison

Roger Maris
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Lou Piniella
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderRookie of the YearAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Roger Maris holds a real edge over Lou Piniella in this comparison. Roger Maris led in home run production (HR/PA+ 233 vs 92), walk rate (BB%+ 126 vs 67), and slugging (SLG+ 133 vs 117). Lou Piniella held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 155 vs 113). The edge belongs to Roger Maris.

Hitting Stats for Roger Maris and Lou Piniella

Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
1463
150.15
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1747
164.76
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
5846
600
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6362
600
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
5101
523.54
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5867
553.32
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
1325
135.99
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1705
160.8
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
813
83.44
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1257
118.55
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
195
20.01
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
28.76
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.31
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
41
3.87
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
28.22
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
102
9.62
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
52.55
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
448
42.25
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
869.57
89.25
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
750.13
70.75
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
249.3
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
2398
226.16
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2015
206.81
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2104
198.43
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.822
0.822
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
84.78
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
651
61.4
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
851
87.34
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
766
72.24
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1402
143.89
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
1315
124.02
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
876.46
89.95
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
796.48
75.12
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.9
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.92
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
652
66.92
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
368
34.71
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
42
4.31
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.73
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
733
75.23
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
541
51.02
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
7.98
7.98
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.76
11.76
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.23
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.3
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.41
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.75
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
7.7
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
209
19.71
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.16
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.02
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.92
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.87
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.08
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
6.88
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
70
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 600 PA
43.84
43.84

Fielding Stats for Roger Maris and Lou Piniella

Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1383
1.06
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1404
1.1
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1316
1.01
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
1.03
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35206
27
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
34579
27
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11735.1
9
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
11526.1
9
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2649
2.03
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
2546
1.99
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.06
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.08
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.04
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.04
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2774
2.13
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
2704
2.11
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2725
2.09
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
2652
2.07
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.08
98.08
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.95
93.95
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.01
Lou Piniella
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.01
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Piniella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0