Jackie Robinson vs Willie Mays

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Jackie Robinson and Willie Mays compared on their MLB careers: Jackie Robinson played 10 seasons, 1947 to 1956, Willie Mays 22 seasons, 1951 to 1973. Jackie Robinson has .311 batting average to Willie Mays's .302. Jackie Robinson won 1 title, Willie Mays won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Willie Mays leads in 7 of the 9 lines, Jackie Robinson in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Jackie Robinson and Willie Mays career totals

1,382	GP	2,992
4,877	AB	10,881
947	R	2,062, better
1,518	H	3,283, better
137	HR	660, better
734	RBI	1,903, better
197	SB	338, better
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.4, better	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.6, better
0.9	OPS	0.9, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jackie Robinson and Willie Mays postseason

38	GP	25
137	AB	89
22, better	R	12
32, better	H	22
2, better	HR	1
12, better	RBI	10
6, better	SB	3
0.2	AVG	0.2, better
0.3, better	OBP	0.3
0.3, better	SLG	0.3
0.7, better	OPS	0.7

Where each stands all time

Jackie Robinson and Willie Mays all-time places

—	Home runs	6th (660), better
—	Hits	12th (3,283), better
—	RBI	10th (1,903), better
—	Stolen bases	122nd (338), better

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Jackie Robinson and Willie Mays titles and awards

1	Championships	1
1, better	Rookie of the Year	—
1	NL MVP	2, better
—	NL Rookie of the Year	1, better
—	AL Gold Glove	1, better
—	NL Gold Glove	12, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jackie Robinson and Willie Mays season by season

1st	1947	.297, better	12	48	1951	.274	20, better	68, better
2nd	1948	.296, better	12, better	85, better	1952	.236	4	23
3rd	1949	.342	16	124, better	1954	.345, better	41, better	110
4th	1950	.328, better	14	81	1955	.319	51, better	127, better
5th	1951	.338, better	19	88, better	1956	.296	36, better	84
6th	1952	.308	19	75	1957	.333, better	35, better	97, better
7th	1953	.329	12	95	1958	.347, better	29, better	96, better
8th	1954	.311	15	59	1959	.313, better	34, better	104, better
9th	1955	.256	8	36	1960	.319, better	29, better	103, better
10th	1956	.275	10	43	1961	.308, better	40, better	123, better
11th	—	—	—	—	1962	.304	49	141
12th	—	—	—	—	1963	.314	38	103
13th	—	—	—	—	1964	.296	47	111
14th	—	—	—	—	1965	.317	52	112
15th	—	—	—	—	1966	.288	37	103
16th	—	—	—	—	1967	.263	22	70
17th	—	—	—	—	1968	.289	23	79
18th	—	—	—	—	1969	.283	13	58
19th	—	—	—	—	1970	.291	28	83
20th	—	—	—	—	1971	.271	18	61
21st	—	—	—	—	1972	.250	8	22
22nd	—	—	—	—	1973	.211	6	25

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI