Willie Mays vs. Moe Thacker — Career Comparison

Willie Mays
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Moe Thacker
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Willie Mays posted the stronger offensive profile against Moe Thacker. Willie Mays posted stronger numbers in OPS (.949 vs .536) and on-base percentage (.393 vs .309). 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 Moe Thacker

Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3005
143.77
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
312.87
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12541
600
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
303
600
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10924
522.64
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
260
514.85
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.947
0.947
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3293
157.55
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
91.09
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1967
94.11
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
37
73.27
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
25.12
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.86
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
6.75
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
31.58
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.96
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326
63.44
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.82
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2321.7
111.08
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
18.41
36.45
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6080
290.89
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
59
116.83
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4806
229.93
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
88
174.26
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.993
0.993
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2068
98.94
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
39.6
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1909
91.33
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
39.6
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3317
158.7
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
38
75.25
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2303.38
110.2
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
17.66
34.97
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
2.15
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.96
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1468
70.23
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
79.21
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
9.19
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.84
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1526
73.01
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
160.4
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.22
8.22
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
0.62
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
4.35
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.98
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
12.01
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.86
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
16.22
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.98
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
4.93
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.96
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
21.15
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.94
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.7
76.7
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Willie Mays and Moe Thacker

Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2941
1.11
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.71
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2678
1.01
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.95
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71305
27
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2394
27
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23768.1
9
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
9
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7769
2.94
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
5.63
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
0.09
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.78
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.06
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8161
3.09
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
6.51
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8003
3.03
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
6.41
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.06
98.06
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.44
98.44
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.721
2.721
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.737
3.737
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.06
91.06
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.26
55.26
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
0.05
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.44