Willie Mays vs. Jim O'Rourke — Career Comparison

Willie Mays
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Jim O'Rourke
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Willie Mays posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim O'Rourke. Willie Mays posted stronger numbers in OPS (.949 vs .775) and on-base percentage (.393 vs .352). Jim O'Rourke had the advantage in batting average (.310 vs .301). By the career numbers, Willie Mays had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie Mays and Jim O'Rourke

Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
23
23
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
23
23
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3005
143.77
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1999
132.5
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12541
600
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
9052
600
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10924
522.64
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8503
563.61
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.947
0.947
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.797
0.797
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3293
157.55
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2639
174.92
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1967
94.11
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1960
129.92
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
25.12
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
468
31.02
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
141
6.75
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
9.88
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
31.58
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
62
4.11
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326
63.44
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
679
45.01
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2321.7
111.08
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1299.25
86.12
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6080
290.89
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
3591
238.02
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4806
229.93
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
3188
211.31
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.775
0.775
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.993
0.993
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2068
98.94
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1729
114.6
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1909
91.33
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1208
80.07
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3317
158.7
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2875
190.57
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2303.38
110.2
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1428.65
94.7
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
2.15
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
2.39
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468
70.23
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
513
34
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
9.19
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1526
73.01
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
23.99
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
8.22
8.22
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.01
25.01
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
0.96
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
1.42
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
0.62
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
4.35
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
251
12.01
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.4
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
16.22
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
229
15.18
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
4.93
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
12
0.8
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
21.15
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
241
15.97
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
76.7
76.7
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.02
95.02

Fielding Stats for Willie Mays and Jim O'Rourke

Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
23
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
23
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2941
1.11
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2084
1.06
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2678
1.01
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.05
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71305
27
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
53073
27
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23768.1
9
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
17691
9
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7769
2.94
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5494
2.79
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
0.09
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
0.48
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.06
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
700
0.36
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8161
3.09
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7145
3.63
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8003
3.03
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6445
3.28
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.721
2.721
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.093
3.093
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.06
91.06
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.05
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.09
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.1
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.03
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.02