Willie Mays vs. Tim Raines — Career Comparison

Willie Mays
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Tim Raines
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Tim Raines holds a real edge over Willie Mays in this comparison. Tim Raines led in contact rate (K%+ 165 vs 119), walk rate (BB%+ 141 vs 135), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 123 vs 120). Willie Mays held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 297 vs 96). The edge belongs to Tim Raines.

Hitting Stats for Willie Mays and Tim Raines

Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
23
23
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
23
23
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3005
143.77
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2502
144.92
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12541
600
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
10359
600
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10924
522.64
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
8872
513.87
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.947
0.947
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.869
0.869
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3293
157.55
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
2605
150.88
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1967
94.11
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1892
109.59
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
25.12
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
430
24.91
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
6.75
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
113
6.55
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
31.58
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
170
9.85
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326
63.44
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
713
41.3
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2321.7
111.08
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
1680.41
97.33
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6080
290.89
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
3771
218.42
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4806
229.93
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3977
230.35
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.993
0.993
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.908
0.908
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2068
98.94
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
1571
90.99
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1909
91.33
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
980
56.76
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3317
158.7
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
2381
137.91
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2303.38
110.2
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
1675.18
97.03
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
2.15
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.43
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1468
70.23
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1330
77.03
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
9.19
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PA
148
8.57
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1526
73.01
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
966
55.95
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
8.22
8.22
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.72
10.72
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
0.96
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
1.38
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.62
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.26
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
4.35
Tim Raines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
4.4
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
251
12.01
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
8.22
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
339
16.22
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
808
46.8
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
103
4.93
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
8.46
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
442
21.15
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
954
55.26
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
76.7
76.7
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.7
84.7

Fielding Stats for Willie Mays and Tim Raines

Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
22
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2941
1.11
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2176
1.05
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2678
1.01
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2099
1.02
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71305
27
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
55823
27
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23768.1
9
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
18607.2
9
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7769
2.94
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
4284
2.07
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
0.09
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.13
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.06
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.03
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8161
3.09
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
4618
2.23
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8003
3.03
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
4557
2.2
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.06
98.06
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.721
2.721
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.094
2.094
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.06
91.06
Tim Raines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.46
96.46
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.05
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.02
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Raines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0