Who was the better baseball player: Willie Mays or Mickey Mantle?
Question:My friend and I are having a dispute as to who the better player is. I wont say who think is so it wont scew results. Give a reason why with each answer given.
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Willie Mays had the "statistically" better career and he was the better player for a longer period of time, but Mickey Mantle was the better player at his peak and led the Yankees to the WS year after year after year. So it all depends on how you want to look at it.career stats
Mays BA-302 OB%-386 SLG-557
Mantle-BA-298 OB%-422 SLG-557
their best year IMHO
Mickey Mantle - 1956
BA-353 OB%-464 SLG-705 HR-52
RBI-130 R-132 SB-10 CS-1
Willie Mays - 1954
BA-345 OB%-415 SLG-667 HR-41
RBI-110 R-119 SB-8 CS-5
Willie Mays, but Mickey played on the better team in the bigger market so he got more credit.
willie mays hands down.. go say hey kid
Mays. Here's why:
660 hr (led the league 4X)
3000+ hits
Led the league in SB at least 4 times
12 CONSEC> gold gloves
2X MVP
24 All star games
'The Catch' which was estimated at 450 ft.
The Mick wasn't bad though. He 'only' played 18 yrs because of booze and injury.
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as an all around player i'd have to say Willie Mays, you can't hold being Barry Bonds godfather againt him.Mays was the best of ALL TIME
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Mays for sure.Multiple choice question about baseball.?
No one it better than the Mick. He was awesome, and always hurt (or hungover) but that never stoped him from being the best in baseball.Who 'owns' the land Wrigley Field is on?
Willie Mays. Greater hitter, greater base runner, greater outfielder! The only reason Mantle was as great as he was, was because he played on much better teams!My daughter just bought a t shirt at the red sox game that says calvini rossi what does that mean?
Mickey Mantle..GO YANKEES!What does it mean when a batter hits the ball "the other way"?
When we used to argue about who was the best center fielder in New York City, Duke Snider was also included. All three of them are now in the Hall of Fame. If I coud pick one of them for my team it would be Willie Mays. He was faster--at least once Mantle started to have knee problems. If he had not moved to Candlestick he might well have broken Ruth's career home run record before Aaron did. I love the enthusiasm with which he played. I hated it when he beat the Dodgers. Go with Willie.Will Tim Lincecrum be in the Majors soon ?
Mickey Mantle is the best switch hitter in history.Power, speed, presence.
He could be the best ever
but
there is someone call Willie Mays
the most complete baseball player of all time
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Mantle had more overall talent than Mays did, but he wasn't the better player. Willie ended up with way better career numbers because he was more dedicated to the game and never got hurt. Mantle on the other hand went out and drank all the time and battled injuries for much of his career. They were both great players but I'd have to give it to Willie for his durability, superior glove, and overall dedication to the game. Its a lot closer than the pure numbers would make it look though.Roberto Clemente was better than both.
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