Shohei Ohtani vs Willie Mays

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Shohei Ohtani and Willie Mays compared on their MLB careers: Shohei Ohtani played 9 seasons, 2018 to 2026, Willie Mays 22 seasons, 1951 to 1973. Shohei Ohtani has .281 batting average to Willie Mays's .302. Shohei Ohtani won 2 titles, Willie Mays won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Shohei Ohtani and Willie Mays career totals

1,152	GP	2,992
4,250	AB	10,881
797	R	2,062, better
1,193	H	3,283, better
310	HR	660, better
750	RBI	1,903, better
176	SB	338, better
0.3	AVG	0.3, better
0.4	OBP	0.4, better
0.6, better	SLG	0.6
0.9, better	OPS	0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Shohei Ohtani and Willie Mays postseason

33	GP	25
129	AB	89
27, better	R	12
32, better	H	22
11, better	HR	1
24, better	RBI	10
1	SB	3, better
0.2, better	AVG	0.2
0.4, better	OBP	0.3
0.6, better	SLG	0.3
0.9, better	OPS	0.7

Where each stands all time

Shohei Ohtani and Willie Mays all-time places

152nd (310)	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

Shohei Ohtani and Willie Mays titles and awards

2, better	Championships	1
—	NL Rookie of the Year	1, better
2	NL MVP	2
—	AL Gold Glove	1, better
—	NL Gold Glove	12, better
1, better	AL Rookie of the Year	—
2, better	AL MVP	—
2, better	AL Silver Slugger	—
3, better	Hank Aaron Award	—
2, better	NL Silver Slugger	—

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.

Shohei Ohtani and Willie Mays season by season

1st	2018	.285, better	22, better	61	1951	.274	20	68, better
2nd	2019	.286, better	18, better	62, better	1952	.236	4	23
3rd	2020	.190	7	24	1954	.345, better	41, better	110, better
4th	2021	.257	46	100	1955	.319, better	51, better	127, better
5th	2022	.273	34	95, better	1956	.296, better	36, better	84
6th	2023	.304	44, better	95	1957	.333, better	35	97, better
7th	2024	.310	54, better	130, better	1958	.347, better	29	96
8th	2025	.282	55, better	102	1959	.313, better	34	104, better
9th	2026	.275	30, better	81	1960	.319, better	29	103, better
10th	—	—	—	—	1961	.308	40	123
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