Willie Mays vs. Kirby Puckett — Career Comparison
Adjusted for the eras they played in, Willie Mays holds a real edge over Kirby Puckett in this comparison. Willie Mays led in home run production (HR/PA+ 297 vs 132), walk rate (BB%+ 135 vs 58), and slugging (SLG+ 158 vs 129). Kirby Puckett held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 129 vs 121). The edge belongs to Willie Mays.
Hitting Stats for Willie Mays and Kirby Puckett
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
3005
143.77
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
1783
136.61
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
12541
600
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
7831
600
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
10924
522.64
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
7244
555.02
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.947
0.947
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.847
0.847
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1967
94.11
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
1626
124.58
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
660
31.58
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
207
15.86
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1326
63.44
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
678
51.95
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
2321.7
111.08
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
1180.81
90.47
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
6080
290.89
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
3453
264.56
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
4806
229.93
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
2810
215.3
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.993
0.993
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.787
0.787
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
3317
158.7
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
1949
149.33
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
2303.38
110.2
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
1236.06
94.71
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
192
9.19
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
85
6.51
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1526
73.01
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
965
73.94
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
8.22
8.22
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
8.12
8.12
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
0.96
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.62
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1.76
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
91
4.35
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
58
4.44
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
251
12.01
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
188
14.4
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
339
16.22
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
134
10.27
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
103
4.93
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
76
5.82
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
442
21.15
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
210
16.09
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
76.7
76.7
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 600 PA
63.81
63.81
Fielding Stats for Willie Mays and Kirby Puckett
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2941
1.11
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1707
1.05
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2678
1.01
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1684
1.04
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
71305
27
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
43871
27
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
23768.1
9
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14623.2
9
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
7769
2.94
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4392
2.7
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
0.09
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.09
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.06
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.03
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8161
3.09
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4586
2.82
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
8003
3.03
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4535
2.79
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.06
98.06
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.89
98.89
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.721
2.721
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.657
2.657
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.06
91.06
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.65
98.65
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.05
Kirby Puckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.02