Willie Mays vs. Gary Thomasson — Career Comparison

Willie Mays
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Gary Thomasson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Willie Mays comes out clearly ahead of Gary Thomasson across most offensive categories. Willie Mays led in home run production (HR/PA+ 297 vs 127), slugging (SLG+ 158 vs 102), and contact rate (K%+ 119 vs 71). Willie Mays was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Willie Mays and Gary Thomasson

Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3005
143.77
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
901
200.07
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12541
600
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
2702
600
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10924
522.64
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2373
526.94
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.947
0.947
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.748
0.748
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3293
157.55
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
591
131.24
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1967
94.11
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
402
89.27
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
25.12
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
103
22.87
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
6.75
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
5.55
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
31.58
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
61
13.55
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326
63.44
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
189
41.97
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2321.7
111.08
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
330.7
73.43
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6080
290.89
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
927
205.85
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4806
229.93
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
887
196.97
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.993
0.993
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2068
98.94
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
315
69.95
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1909
91.33
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
294
65.28
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3317
158.7
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
548
121.69
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2303.38
110.2
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
333.78
74.12
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.15
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.11
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468
70.23
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
291
64.62
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
9.19
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
6.44
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1526
73.01
Gary Thomasson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
463
102.81
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.22
8.22
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.84
5.84
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.62
Gary Thomasson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.11
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
4.35
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.22
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
251
12.01
Gary Thomasson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
7.55
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
16.22
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
11.1
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
4.93
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.55
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
21.15
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
66
14.66
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.7
76.7
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 600 PA
75.76
75.76

Fielding Stats for Willie Mays and Gary Thomasson

Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2941
1.11
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
1.26
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2678
1.01
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
0.97
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71305
27
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16070
27
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23768.1
9
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5356.2
9
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7769
2.94
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2186
3.67
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
0.09
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.16
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.06
Gary Thomasson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.1
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8161
3.09
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2342
3.93
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8003
3.03
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2284
3.84
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.721
2.721
Gary Thomasson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.045
3.045
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.06
91.06
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.8
76.8
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
0.05
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.15
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Thomasson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0