Willie Mays vs. Tris Speaker — Career Comparison

Willie Mays
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Tris Speaker
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Tris Speaker holds a real edge over Willie Mays in this comparison. Tris Speaker led in contact rate (K%+ 266 vs 119), batting average (AVG+ 139 vs 121), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 134 vs 120). Willie Mays held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 297 vs 205). The edge belongs to Tris Speaker.

Hitting Stats for Willie Mays and Tris Speaker

Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
22
22
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3005
143.77
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
2789
139.59
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12541
600
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
11988
600
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10924
522.64
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
10195
510.26
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.947
0.947
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.943
0.943
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
3293
157.55
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3514
175.88
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1967
94.11
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2383
119.27
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
525
25.12
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
792
39.64
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
141
6.75
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
11.11
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
31.58
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
117
5.86
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326
63.44
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1131
56.61
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2321.7
111.08
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2311.5
115.69
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6080
290.89
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
5101
255.31
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
4806
229.93
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4998
250.15
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.928
0.928
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.993
0.993
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.026
1.026
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2068
98.94
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1882
94.19
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1909
91.33
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1529
76.53
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3317
158.7
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3294
164.86
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
2303.38
110.2
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2347.41
117.49
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
45
2.15
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
5.16
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468
70.23
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1381
69.12
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
9.19
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1526
73.01
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
19.67
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
8.22
8.22
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.5
30.5
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
0.96
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
3.51
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.62
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
15.47
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
4.35
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
251
12.01
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
339
16.22
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
21.62
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
103
4.93
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
7.86
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
442
21.15
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
589
29.48
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.7
76.7
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
73.34
73.34

Fielding Stats for Willie Mays and Tris Speaker

Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
22
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2941
1.11
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2717
8.62
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2678
1.01
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.01
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71305
27
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8511
27
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23768.1
9
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2837
9
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7769
2.94
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6935
22
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
0.09
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.47
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.06
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
0.71
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8161
3.09
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7621
24.18
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8003
3.03
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7397
23.47
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.721
2.721
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.723
2.723
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.06
91.06
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.67
11.67
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.05
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.5
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0