Mickey Mantle vs Roger Maris

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Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris compared on their MLB careers: Mickey Mantle played 18 seasons, 1951 to 1968, Roger Maris 12 seasons, 1957 to 1968. Mickey Mantle has .298 batting average to Roger Maris's .260. Mickey Mantle won 7 titles, Roger Maris won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Mickey Mantle leads in 9 of the 9 lines, Roger Maris in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris career totals

2,401	GP	1,463
8,102	AB	5,101
1,677, better	R	826
2,415, better	H	1,325
536, better	HR	275
1,509, better	RBI	851
153, better	SB	21
0.3, better	AVG	0.3
0.4, better	OBP	0.3
0.6, better	SLG	0.5
1.0, better	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris postseason

65	GP	41
230	AB	152
42, better	R	26
59, better	H	33
18, better	HR	6
40, better	RBI	18
3, better	SB	0
0.3, better	AVG	0.2
0.4, better	OBP	0.3
0.5, better	SLG	0.4
0.9, better	OPS	0.7

Where each stands all time

Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris all-time places

18th (536), better	Home runs	209th (275)
123rd (2,415), better	Hits	—
47th (1,509), better	RBI	—

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

Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris titles and awards

7, better	Championships	3
3, better	AL MVP	2
1	AL Gold Glove	1

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.

Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris season by season

1st	1951	.267, better	13	65, better	1957	.235	14, better	51
2nd	1952	.311, better	23	87, better	1958	.240	28, better	80
3rd	1953	.295, better	21, better	92, better	1959	.273	16	72
4th	1954	.300, better	27	102	1960	.283	39, better	112, better
5th	1955	.306, better	37	99	1961	.269	61, better	142, better
6th	1956	.353, better	52, better	130, better	1962	.256	33	100
7th	1957	.365, better	34, better	94, better	1963	.269	23	53
8th	1958	.304, better	42, better	97, better	1964	.281	26	71
9th	1959	.285, better	31, better	75, better	1965	.239	8	27
10th	1960	.275, better	40, better	94, better	1966	.233	13	43
11th	1961	.317, better	54, better	128, better	1967	.261	9	55
12th	1962	.321, better	30, better	89, better	1968	.255	5	45
13th	1963	.314	15	35	—	—	—	—
14th	1964	.303	35	111	—	—	—	—
15th	1965	.255	19	46	—	—	—	—
16th	1966	.288	23	56	—	—	—	—
17th	1967	.245	22	55	—	—	—	—
18th	1968	.237	18	54	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI