Bill Mills vs. Howie Shanks — Career Comparison

Bill Mills
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueUnknown
Howie Shanks
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bill Mills and Howie Shanks are closely matched on the surface stats. Howie Shanks posted stronger numbers in slugging (.337 vs .250) and home run production (25 career HR at a higher rate). Bill Mills had the advantage in on-base percentage (.400 vs .308). By the career numbers, Howie Shanks had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Mills and Howie Shanks

Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1665
155.75
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6414
600
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5699
533.12
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1440
134.71
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1108
103.65
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
19.74
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
8.98
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.34
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
31.06
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
628.61
58.8
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1918
179.42
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1892
176.99
Bill Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Bill Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Bill Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Bill Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
604
56.5
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
58
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1199
112.16
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
32
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694.24
64.94
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.46
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
38.82
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
507
47.43
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.65
12.65
Bill Mills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
24.6
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
17.31
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.58
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
24.88
Bill Mills
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.55
69.55

Fielding Stats for Bill Mills and Howie Shanks

Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1606
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3140
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2122
Bill Mills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5538
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5262
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.02
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.277
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Mills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Shanks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0