Johnny Pesky vs. Maury Wills — Career Comparison

Johnny Pesky
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstopAll-Star
Maury Wills
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Johnny Pesky comes out clearly ahead of Maury Wills across most offensive categories. Johnny Pesky led in contact rate (K%+ 232 vs 177), walk rate (BB%+ 109 vs 83), and slugging (SLG+ 105 vs 91). Maury Wills held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 17 vs 16). Johnny Pesky was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Johnny Pesky and Maury Wills

Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
1270
138.14
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1942
140.32
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
5516
600
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8304
600
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
4745
516.13
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7588
548.27
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1455
158.27
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2134
154.19
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
1162
126.4
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1866
134.83
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
24.58
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
177
12.79
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.44
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
5.13
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
1.85
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
1.45
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
31.87
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
268
19.36
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
750.48
81.63
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
889
64.23
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1832
199.27
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2513
181.58
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2142
232.99
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2702
195.23
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
867
94.31
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1067
77.1
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
404
43.94
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
33.09
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1254
136.4
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1505
108.74
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
827.31
89.99
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
989.67
71.51
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.72
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
16
1.16
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662
72.01
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
552
39.88
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.88
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
23.71
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
684
49.42
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.3
25.3
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
12.14
12.14
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
9.03
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
8.6
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.11
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.1
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
8.92
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
6.65
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.77
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
42.34
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
49
5.33
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
15.03
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
102
11.09
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
794
57.37
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
51.96
51.96
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.8
73.8

Fielding Stats for Johnny Pesky and Maury Wills

Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1188
35.8
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
1.06
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.05
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1832
1.01
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
896
27
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48847
27
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
298.2
9
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16282.1
9
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
59.88
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
1.54
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3114
93.84
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5512
3.05
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
5.36
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
0.18
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5279
159.08
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8629
4.77
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5101
153.71
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8298
4.59
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.63
96.63
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.16
96.16
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.294
4.294
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.326
4.326
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
17.9
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
928
0.51
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0