Willie Mays vs. Dick Williams — Career Comparison

Willie Mays
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Dick Williams
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Willie Mays comes out clearly ahead of Dick Williams across most offensive categories. Willie Mays led in home run production (HR/PA+ 297 vs 92), walk rate (BB%+ 135 vs 74), and slugging (SLG+ 158 vs 103). Willie Mays was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Willie Mays and Dick Williams

Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3005
143.77
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1023
187.99
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12541
600
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3265
600
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10924
522.64
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2959
543.77
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.947
0.947
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3293
157.55
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
768
141.13
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1967
94.11
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
529
97.21
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
25.12
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
28.85
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
6.75
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.21
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
31.58
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
70
12.86
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326
63.44
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
239
43.92
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2321.7
111.08
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
348.35
64.02
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6080
290.89
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1159
212.99
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4806
229.93
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1007
185.05
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.704
0.704
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.993
0.993
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2068
98.94
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
358
65.79
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1909
91.33
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
331
60.83
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3317
158.7
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
619
113.75
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2303.38
110.2
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
359.67
66.1
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
2.15
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.21
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468
70.23
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
227
41.72
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
9.19
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.21
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1526
73.01
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
392
72.04
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
8.22
8.22
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.33
8.33
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.62
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
7.72
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
4.35
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
4.59
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
12.01
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
17.83
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
16.22
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.21
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
4.93
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.86
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
21.15
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
6.06
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.7
76.7
Dick Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
36.36
36.36

Fielding Stats for Willie Mays and Dick Williams

Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2941
1.11
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
1.41
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2678
1.01
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
649
0.99
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71305
27
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17630
27
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23768.1
9
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5876.2
9
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7769
2.94
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2188
3.35
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
0.09
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
0.83
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.06
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.08
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8161
3.09
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2783
4.26
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8003
3.03
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2732
4.18
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.06
98.06
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.17
98.17
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.721
2.721
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.966
2.966
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.06
91.06
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.47
70.47
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.05
Dick Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.24
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0