The following table shows the career statistics for three players who were primarily shortstops. Two are in the Hall of Fame. The other is not. The statistics show each player's 162-game season based on their cumulative numbers.
Category |
Player A |
Player B |
Player C |
| ML Seasons | 16 | 14 | 21 |
| Batting Avg. | .269 | .313 | .276 |
| HR | 9 | 26 | 23 |
| RBI | 66 | 106 | 91 |
| OBP | .366 | .361 | .340 |
| Slugging % | .377 | .521 | .447 |
| Errors | 31 | 20 | 16 |
| Fielding % | .962 | .968 | .977 |
Click the first two buttons for hints as to who's who in the table. Then, after you've guessed the three players, click the third button for the answers.
All three catchers in the table below are long-retired members of the Hall of Fame.
Click the first two buttons at the bottom for hints as to who's who in the table. Then, after you've guessed the three players, click the third button for the answers.
Category |
Catcher A |
Catcher B |
Catcher C |
| ML Seasons | 19 | 17 | 17 |
| Batting Avg. | .285 | .313 | .267 |
| HR | 27 | 18 | 29 |
| RBI | 109 | 109 | 103 |
| OBP | .348 | .382 | .342 |
| Slugging % | .482 | .486 | .476 |
| ERA | 3.40 | 3.26* | 3.53 |
| CS% | 49% | 47% | 43% |
Explanations
- The HR and RBI figures are averages for a 162-game season.
- ERA is pitchers' ERA with him behind the plate.
- CS% is caught-stealing percentage.
- * indicates the figure is available for only the last five years of his career.
Throughout the 1950s, New Yorkers in all five boroughs argued over which team had the best centerfielder: Dodgers' Duke Snider, Giants' Willie Mays, or Yankees' Mickey Mantle.
All are secure in the Hall of Fame. Our usual stat compare of putting all the statistics for each player in one column would make it too easy to figure out who's who. So we'll have you pick stat by stat.
So pair the CFs, Snider, Mays, or Mantle, with their career stats in each category below.
Category |
Highest |
Middle |
Lowest |
Answers for each category |
| ML Seasons | 22 | 18 | 18 | |
| Batting Avg. | .302 | .298 | .295 | |
| Hits | 3283 | 2415 | 2116 | |
| HR | 660 | 536 | 407 | |
| RBI | 1903 | 1509 | 1333 | |
| OBP | .421 | .384 | .380 | |
| Slugging % | .557 | .557 | .540 | |
| OPS | .977 | .941 | .919 |
