Willie Mays vs. Wyman Smith — Career Comparison

Willie Mays
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Wyman Smith
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IILeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Willie Mays posted the stronger offensive profile against Wyman Smith. Willie Mays posted stronger numbers in OPS (.949 vs .833) and on-base percentage (.393 vs .364). Wyman Smith had the advantage in batting average (.320 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 Wyman Smith

Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3005
143.77
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
160.75
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12541
600
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
265
600
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10924
522.64
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
545.66
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Wyman Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.947
0.947
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.869
0.869
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3293
157.55
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
174.34
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1967
94.11
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
120
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
25.12
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
38.49
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
6.75
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.53
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
31.58
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.32
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326
63.44
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
24
54.34
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2321.7
111.08
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42.51
96.24
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6080
290.89
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
113
255.85
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4806
229.93
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
94
212.83
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.469
0.469
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.833
0.833
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.993
0.993
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
0.86
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Wyman Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2068
98.94
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
37
83.77
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1909
91.33
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
95.09
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3317
158.7
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
167.55
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2303.38
110.2
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
45.66
103.37
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.15
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468
70.23
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
17
38.49
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
9.19
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1526
73.01
Wyman Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.53
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
8.22
8.22
Wyman Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.5
132.5
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
0.96
Wyman Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.5
8.5
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
0.62
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.85
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
4.35
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
251
12.01
Wyman Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
339
16.22
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
24.91
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
4.93
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
21.15
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
24.91
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
76.7
76.7
Wyman Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Mays and Wyman Smith

Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2941
1.11
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.13
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2678
1.01
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.03
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71305
27
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1702
27
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23768.1
9
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
567.1
9
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7769
2.94
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
2.38
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
0.09
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.06
Wyman Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.25
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8161
3.09
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
2.78
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8003
3.03
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
2.52
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.86
90.86
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.721
2.721
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.239
2.239
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.06
91.06
Wyman Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.55
91.55
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
0.05
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wyman Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0