Willie Mays vs. John Orton — Career Comparison

Willie Mays
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
John Orton
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Willie Mays posted the stronger offensive profile against John Orton. Willie Mays posted stronger numbers in OPS (.949 vs .540) and on-base percentage (.393 vs .265). 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 John Orton

Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3005
143.77
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
208.93
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12541
600
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
448
600
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10924
522.64
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
537.05
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.947
0.947
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3293
157.55
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
80
107.14
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1967
94.11
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
77.68
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
25.12
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
24.11
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
6.75
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
31.58
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.36
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326
63.44
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
29.46
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2321.7
111.08
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29.62
39.66
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6080
290.89
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
110
147.32
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4806
229.93
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
116
155.36
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.993
0.993
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2068
98.94
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
35
46.88
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1909
91.33
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
38.84
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3317
158.7
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
60
80.36
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2303.38
110.2
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.2
37.77
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
2.15
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468
70.23
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
31
41.52
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
9.19
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1526
73.01
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
162.05
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.22
8.22
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.7
3.7
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
0.62
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.73
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
4.35
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
251
12.01
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.04
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
16.22
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.68
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
4.93
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.7
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
21.15
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.38
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.7
76.7
John Orton
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57

Fielding Stats for Willie Mays and John Orton

Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2941
1.11
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.19
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2678
1.01
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.02
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71305
27
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3483
27
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23768.1
9
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1161
9
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7769
2.94
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
6.07
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
0.09
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.66
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.06
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8161
3.09
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
6.83
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8003
3.03
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
6.73
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.06
98.06
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.721
2.721
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.636
5.636
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.06
91.06
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.06
85.06
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
0.05
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Orton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.6
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Orton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.4