Roger Maris vs. Lázaro Salazar — Career Comparison

Roger Maris
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Lázaro Salazar
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IILeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Roger Maris and Lázaro Salazar are closely matched on the surface stats. Roger Maris posted stronger numbers in OPS (.826 vs .798) and slugging (.476 vs .423). Lázaro Salazar had the advantage in on-base percentage (.375 vs .350). By the career numbers, Roger Maris 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 Lázaro Salazar

Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1463
150.15
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
149
145.6
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5846
600
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
614
600
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5101
523.54
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
534
521.82
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.835
0.835
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1325
135.99
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
157.33
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
813
83.44
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
116.29
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
20.01
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
27.36
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
4.31
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.89
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
28.22
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.79
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
52.55
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
42
41.04
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
869.57
89.25
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92.92
90.8
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2429
249.3
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
226
220.85
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2015
206.81
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
218.89
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.822
0.822
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.798
0.798
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.814
0.814
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
84.78
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
92.83
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
851
87.34
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
71
69.38
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1402
143.89
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
153.42
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
876.46
89.95
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99.59
97.32
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
3.9
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.89
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
652
66.92
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
58
56.68
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.31
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
733
75.23
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.89
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
7.98
7.98
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122.8
122.8
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
0.89
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.6
11.6
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.23
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
16.61
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.41
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
75
7.7
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
2.16
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
19.54
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
0.92
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
3.08
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
19.54
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
70
70
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Roger Maris and Lázaro Salazar

Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1383
1.06
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.13
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1316
1.01
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.06
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35206
27
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3703
27
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11735.1
9
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1234.1
9
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2649
2.03
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.09
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.06
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.31
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2774
2.13
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.5
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2725
2.09
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
3.4
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Lázaro Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.007
3.007
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
93.55
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.01
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lázaro Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0