Willie McGee vs. Bob Pettit — Career Comparison

Willie McGee
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Bob Pettit
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Willie McGee posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Pettit. Willie McGee posted stronger numbers in OPS (.734 vs .640) and on-base percentage (.338 vs .288). Bob Pettit had the advantage in home run production (7 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Willie McGee 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 McGee and Bob Pettit

Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2201
161.28
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
96
139.47
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8188
600
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
413
600
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7649
560.5
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
387
562.23
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2254
165.17
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
93
135.11
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1731
126.84
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
71
103.15
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
25.65
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.62
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
6.89
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.17
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
5.79
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.17
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
38.32
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
22
31.96
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1008.36
73.89
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
45.26
65.76
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3029
221.96
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
136
197.58
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2717
199.1
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
119
172.88
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1010
74.01
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
90.07
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
856
62.73
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
40
58.11
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1787
130.95
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
138.01
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077.04
78.92
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
48.58
70.58
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.1
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.81
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
32.83
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
22
31.96
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
4.25
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
1238
90.72
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
45.04
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
6.61
6.61
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.32
13.32
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.2
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
3.37
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
157
11.5
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
25.79
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
8.87
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
473
34.66
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.32
Willie McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
74.42
74.42
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie McGee and Bob Pettit

Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1990
1.12
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.22
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1744
0.98
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47835
27
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2199
27
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15945
9
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
9
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4295
2.42
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.26
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.08
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.63
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.06
Bob Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.2
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4539
2.56
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
2.09
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4431
2.5
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.89
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.59
90.59
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.227
2.227
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.64
87.64
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.02
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Willie McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0