Willie McGee vs. Thurman Munson — Career Comparison

Willie McGee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Thurman Munson
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcherGold GloveMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Thurman Munson comes out clearly ahead of Willie McGee across most offensive categories. Thurman Munson led in home run production (HR/PA+ 119 vs 43), contact rate (K%+ 155 vs 100), and walk rate (BB%+ 81 vs 66). Willie McGee held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 121 vs 118). Thurman Munson was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Willie McGee and Thurman Munson

Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2201
161.28
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
1423
144.64
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8188
600
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
5903
600
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7649
560.5
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
5344
543.18
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2254
165.17
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
1558
158.36
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1731
126.84
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
1184
120.35
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
25.65
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
229
23.28
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.89
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.25
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
79
5.79
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
11.49
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
38.32
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
374
38.01
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1008.36
73.89
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
733.19
74.52
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3029
221.96
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2190
222.6
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2717
199.1
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2038
207.15
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1010
74.01
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
696
70.74
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
856
62.73
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
701
71.25
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1787
130.95
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
1284
130.51
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077.04
78.92
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
785.83
79.87
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.1
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.27
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
448
32.83
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
438
44.52
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
58
4.25
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
1238
90.72
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
571
58.04
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
6.61
6.61
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
10.34
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.2
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.13
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
46
3.37
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
5.9
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
11.5
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
160
16.26
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
25.79
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
48
4.88
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
8.87
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
5.08
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
34.66
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
9.96
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.42
74.42
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 600 PA
48.98
48.98

Fielding Stats for Willie McGee and Thurman Munson

Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1990
1.12
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1311
1.04
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1744
0.98
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
1.03
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47835
27
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34103
27
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15945
9
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11367.2
9
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4295
2.42
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6342
5.02
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.08
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
742
0.59
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.06
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.1
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4539
2.56
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7214
5.71
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4431
2.5
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7084
5.61
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.62
97.62
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.2
98.2
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.227
2.227
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.404
5.404
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.64
87.64
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.02
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.07
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.07
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thurman Munson
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
0.42
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thurman Munson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
0.34