Joe DiMaggio vs Willie Mays

4of 9 lines

5of 9 lines

Joe DiMaggio and Willie Mays compared on their MLB careers: Joe DiMaggio played 13 seasons, 1936 to 1951, Willie Mays 22 seasons, 1951 to 1973. Joe DiMaggio has .325 batting average to Willie Mays's .302. Joe DiMaggio won 9 titles, Willie Mays won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Willie Mays leads in 5 of the 9 lines, Joe DiMaggio in 4. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Joe DiMaggio and Willie Mays career totals

1,736	GP	2,992
6,821	AB	10,881
1,390	R	2,062, better
2,214	H	3,283, better
361	HR	660, better
1,537	RBI	1,903, better
30	SB	338, better
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.4, better	OBP	0.4
0.6, better	SLG	0.6
1.0, better	OPS	0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Joe DiMaggio and Willie Mays postseason

51	GP	25
199	AB	89
27, better	R	12
54, better	H	22
8, better	HR	1
30, better	RBI	10
0	SB	3, better
0.3, better	AVG	0.2
0.3, better	OBP	0.3
0.4, better	SLG	0.3
0.8, better	OPS	0.7

Where each stands all time

Joe DiMaggio and Willie Mays all-time places

92nd (361)	Home runs	6th (660), better
185th (2,214)	Hits	12th (3,283), better
43rd (1,537)	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

Joe DiMaggio and Willie Mays titles and awards

9, better	Championships	1
3, better	AL MVP	—
—	NL Rookie of the Year	1, better
—	NL MVP	2, 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.

Joe DiMaggio and Willie Mays season by season

1st	1936	.323, better	29, better	125, better	1951	.274	20	68
2nd	1937	.346, better	46, better	167, better	1952	.236	4	23
3rd	1938	.324	32	140, better	1954	.345, better	41, better	110
4th	1939	.381, better	30	126	1955	.319	51, better	127, better
5th	1940	.352, better	31	133, better	1956	.296	36, better	84
6th	1941	.357, better	30	125, better	1957	.333	35, better	97
7th	1942	.305	21	114, better	1958	.347, better	29, better	96
8th	1946	.290	25	95	1959	.313, better	34, better	104, better
9th	1947	.315	20	97	1960	.319, better	29, better	103, better
10th	1948	.320, better	39	155, better	1961	.308	40, better	123
11th	1949	.346, better	14	67	1962	.304	49, better	141, better
12th	1950	.301	32	122, better	1963	.314, better	38, better	103
13th	1951	.263	12	71	1964	.296, better	47, better	111, better
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