Willie Mays vs. Ken Williams — Career Comparison

Willie Mays
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ken Williams
Lost GenerationOregonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Willie Mays holds a real edge over Ken Williams in this comparison. Willie Mays led in slugging (SLG+ 158 vs 144), batting average (AVG+ 121 vs 114), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 120 vs 115). Ken Williams held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 443 vs 297). The edge belongs to Willie Mays.

Hitting Stats for Willie Mays and Ken Williams

Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3005
143.77
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1397
149.25
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12541
600
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5616
600
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10924
522.64
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4862
519.44
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.947
0.947
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.924
0.924
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3293
157.55
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1552
165.81
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1967
94.11
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
994
106.2
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
25.12
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
30.45
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
6.75
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
8.23
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
31.58
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
196
20.94
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326
63.44
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
558
59.62
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2321.7
111.08
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1003.31
107.19
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6080
290.89
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2579
275.53
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4806
229.93
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2146
229.27
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.924
0.924
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.993
0.993
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.974
0.974
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2068
98.94
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
860
91.88
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1909
91.33
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
913
97.54
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3317
158.7
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1577
168.48
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2303.38
110.2
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1040.42
111.16
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
2.15
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
2.99
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468
70.23
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
566
60.47
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
9.19
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1526
73.01
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
30.66
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
8.22
8.22
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.57
19.57
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
0.96
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.62
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
17.09
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
4.35
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
251
12.01
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
339
16.22
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
16.45
Willie Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
103
4.93
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
11.32
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
21.15
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
260
27.78
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.7
76.7
Ken Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
59.23
59.23

Fielding Stats for Willie Mays and Ken Williams

Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2941
1.11
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1301
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2678
1.01
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71305
27
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23768.1
9
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7769
2.94
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2956
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.09
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.06
Ken Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8161
3.09
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3260
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8003
3.03
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3123
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.721
2.721
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.401
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.06
91.06
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.05
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0