Buddy Peterson vs. Maury Wills — Career Comparison

Buddy Peterson
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueShortstop
Maury Wills
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveMVPAll-Star

On the career numbers, Maury Wills posted the stronger offensive profile against Buddy Peterson. Maury Wills posted stronger numbers in slugging (.331 vs .316) and batting average (.281 vs .237). Buddy Peterson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.341 vs .332). By the career numbers, Maury Wills had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Buddy Peterson and Maury Wills

Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
177.27
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1942
140.32
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8304
600
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
38
518.18
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7588
548.27
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2134
154.19
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1866
134.83
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
12.79
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
5.13
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.45
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
19.36
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.34
59.17
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
889
64.23
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2513
181.58
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
204.55
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2702
195.23
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1067
77.1
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
33.09
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1505
108.74
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.55
62.08
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.67
71.51
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
1.16
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
552
39.88
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.88
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
684
49.42
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.67
14.67
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
12.14
12.14
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
8.6
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.1
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Maury Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
6.65
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
42.34
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
15.03
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
794
57.37
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.8
73.8

Fielding Stats for Buddy Peterson and Maury Wills

Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.31
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
1.06
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.01
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1832
1.01
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
27
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48847
27
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
9
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16282.1
9
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.22
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2786
1.54
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.93
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5512
3.05
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
0.18
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
5.36
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8629
4.77
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
5.16
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8298
4.59
Buddy Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.16
96.16
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.923
3.923
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.326
4.326
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.92
76.92
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.71
Maury Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
928
0.51
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0