Mickey Mantle RightyLefty Home/Road.

Mickey Mantle

Positions: Centerfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Both  •  Throws: Right

5-11, 195lb (180cm, 88kg)

Born: October 20, 1931 in Spavinaw, OK us

Died: August 13, 1995 (Aged 63-297d) in Dallas, TX

											Total	Total
	Where	Bat	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	PA	AB	H	BB	PA%	BB%	PA%	BB%	Where	Bat
vs LHP	home	Right	.323	.414	.552	.966	1,728	1,483	479	235	17.45%	13.56%	35.39%	27.04%	home	Right
vs RHP	home	Left	.294	.435	.579	1.014	3,155	2,492	733	634	31.85%	36.58%	64.61%	72.96%	home	Left
vs LHP	road	Right	.338	.436	.598	1.034	1,528	1,288	435	230	15.43%	13.27%	30.43%	26.62%	road	Right
vs RHP	road	Left	.271	.404	.522	.926	3,494	2,836	768	634	35.28%	36.58%	69.57%	73.38%	road	Left
	Total		.298	.421	.557	.977	9,905	8,099	2,415	1,733		100.00%			Total
	home		.305	.428	.569	.997	4,883	3,975	1,212	869	49.30%	50.14%	49.30%	50.14%	home
	road		.292	.414	.546	.958	5,022	4,124	1,203	864	50.70%	49.86%	50.70%	49.86%	road
vs LHP		Right	.330	.424	.575	.999	3,256	2,771	914	465	32.87%	26.83%	32.87%	26.83%		Right
vs RHP		Left	.282	.419	.548	.967	6,649	5,328	1,501	1,268	67.13%	73.17%	67.13%	73.17%		Left

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Against lefty pitching, best batters since 1950. Sunday, March 30, 2025

Should The Mick have switch hit? Commenting on Hawk Harrelson commenting on Mickey Mantle. Monday, May 26, 2014

Against lefty pitching, best batters since 1950.

This includes all batters: righty, lefty and switch hitters. See where this might go?

"Career" top 20:

https://stathead.com/tiny/0SPgM

In Cumulative Seasons, In the Regular Season, from 1950 to 2025, vs LHP (within Platoon Splits), requiring Plate Appearances >= 2750 and On-Base Plus Slugging >= .860, sorted by greatest On-Base Plus Slugging.

Rk	Player	Split	From	To	OPS	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	BAbip
1	Henry Aaron	vs LHP	1954	1976	1.009	1384	3584	3079	980	174	23	220	459	282	.318	.405	.604	.291
2	Willie Mays	vs LHP	1951	1973	1.006	1291	3533	2947	900	145	43	207	538	400	.305	.412	.595	.293
3	Mickey Mantle	vs LHP	1951	1968	.999	1206	3253	2771	913	136	28	163	462	447	.330	.424	.575	.345
4	Barry Bonds	vs LHP	1986	2007	.986	1925	4147	3351	968	201	29	227	706	575	.289	.417	.569	.287
5	Albert Pujols	vs LHP	2001	2022	.954	1461	3422	2981	896	206	4	200	389	339	.301	.381	.574	.281
6	Frank Robinson	vs LHP	1956	1976	.948	1464	3936	3268	963	180	22	194	589	495	.295	.406	.541	.295
7	Miguel Cabrera	vs LHP	2003	2023	.944	1185	2836	2361	739	164	5	109	435	500	.313	.418	.525	.354
8	Alex Rodriguez	vs LHP	1994	2016	.928	1314	3151	2672	761	150	12	172	427	560	.285	.385	.543	.299
9	Dwight Evans	vs LHP	1972	1991	.912	1281	3125	2635	790	155	30	113	452	394	.300	.402	.510	.315
10	Roberto Clemente	vs LHP	1955	1972	.910	1116	3077	2806	952	164	54	80	234	282	.339	.389	.522	.354
11	Al Kaline	vs LHP	1953	1974	.908	1345	3491	3001	930	161	25	129	444	280	.310	.399	.509	.306
12	Dave Winfield	vs LHP	1973	1995	.903	1569	4001	3454	1011	175	32	183	512	445	.293	.382	.521	.290
13	Bernie Williams	vs LHP	1991	2006	.900	1240	2855	2455	756	135	11	107	367	344	.308	.397	.503	.321
14	Derek Jeter	vs LHP	1995	2014	.893	1279	3219	2863	952	159	16	88	300	406	.333	.402	.491	.363
15	Chipper Jones	vs LHP	1993	2012	.889	1349	2928	2533	770	147	12	107	368	404	.304	.391	.498	.325
16	Ken Boyer	vs LHP	1955	1969	.873	1099	2891	2568	771	115	29	115	293	332	.300	.371	.502	.306
17	Hal McRae	vs LHP	1968	1987	.872	1164	3045	2703	810	202	25	103	277	285	.300	.364	.507	.301
18	Rickey Henderson	vs LHP	1979	2003	.871	1483	4153	3384	976	181	19	117	721	508	.288	.414	.457	.309
19	Paul Molitor	vs LHP	1978	1998	.870	1237	3358	2951	951	182	28	75	342	291	.322	.391	.479	.335
20	Adrian Beltré	vs LHP	1998	2018	.863	1325	3084	2722	801	170	7	121	309	437	.294	.367	.495	.310

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Generated 3/30/2025.

They are mostly righty batters. Lefty: Bonds. Switch hitters: Mantle, Williams, Jones.

Seasons top 32:

https://stathead.com/tiny/JSKJn

In the Regular Season, from 1950 to 2025, vs LHP (within Platoon Splits), requiring Plate Appearances >= 175 and On-Base Plus Slugging >= 1.140, sorted by greatest On-Base Plus Slugging.

Rk	Player	Split	Year	G	OPS	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	BAbip	tOPS+	sOPS+
1	Barry Bonds	vs LHP	2002	83	1.532	178	125	48	9	1	21	45	16	.384	.556	.976	.300	118	308
2	Dick Allen	vs LHP	1966	90	1.369	231	198	79	14	4	25	31	41	.399	.481	.889	.406	162	293
3	Cecil Fielder	vs LHP	1990	89	1.333	215	178	66	11	0	25	37	47	.371	.479	.854	.387	171	263
4	Mickey Mantle	vs LHP	1964	75	1.302	186	158	67	11	1	15	28	26	.424	.511	.791	.444	155	275
5	Willie Mays	vs LHP	1964	70	1.286	183	153	57	6	5	17	30	16	.373	.475	.811	.333	158	269
6	Buster Posey	vs LHP	2012	68	1.262	181	164	71	18	1	13	14	21	.433	.470	.793	.436	160	245
7	Henry Aaron	vs LHP	1962	73	1.240	182	161	63	10	2	17	17	12	.391	.445	.795	.341	143	244
8	Aaron Judge	vs LHP	2024	86	1.240	184	132	41	8	0	16	50	46	.311	.505	.735	.357	115	246
9	Barry Bonds	vs LHP	2001	95	1.239	189	141	44	9	1	17	44	34	.312	.487	.752	.300	82	220
10	Frank Robinson	vs LHP	1959	71	1.239	178	147	57	14	1	13	26	25	.388	.478	.762	.393	153	240
11	Albert Pujols	vs LHP	2008	83	1.233	195	158	65	15	0	11	35	11	.411	.518	.715	.394	122	226
12	Mickey Mantle	vs LHP	1957	60	1.214	175	152	64	13	4	8	23	19	.421	.497	.717	.448	105	236
13	Nolan Arenado	vs LHP	2018	86	1.199	206	174	64	17	2	15	29	32	.368	.452	.747	.377	154	228
14	Frank Howard	vs LHP	1968	77	1.196	200	178	70	11	1	16	22	27	.393	.460	.736	.400	169	265
15	Alex Bregman	vs LHP	2019	83	1.186	194	163	57	14	1	16	28	23	.350	.443	.742	.325	130	203
16	Eric Davis	vs LHP	1987	74	1.182	175	147	50	8	0	17	27	36	.340	.440	.742	.347	135	211
17	Mike Schmidt	vs LHP	1986	79	1.181	194	157	56	10	0	15	33	11	.357	.474	.707	.311	151	224
18	David Wright	vs LHP	2008	82	1.179	200	157	60	18	1	9	37	26	.382	.498	.682	.408	155	212
19	Frank Thomas	vs LHP	2003	72	1.177	184	149	47	11	0	17	34	22	.315	.446	.732	.273	145	205
20	Henry Aaron	vs LHP	1973	73	1.176	210	170	57	10	1	18	38	22	.335	.452	.724	.296	125	231
21	Dale Murphy	vs LHP	1987	91	1.165	211	150	48	8	0	14	60	32	.320	.512	.653	.324	135	211
22	Albert Pujols	vs LHP	2009	77	1.161	185	148	50	14	0	13	36	13	.338	.465	.696	.301	111	206
23	Vladimir Guerrero	vs LHP	2004	67	1.157	182	155	53	12	1	15	24	17	.342	.434	.723	.307	132	199
24	Frank Robinson	vs LHP	1969	74	1.154	189	150	55	9	0	12	35	17	.367	.487	.667	.350	141	234
25	Mike Schmidt	vs LHP	1974	74	1.153	196	158	54	7	2	15	34	31	.342	.456	.696	.342	143	231
Rk	Player	Split	Year	G	OPS	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	BAbip	tOPS+	sOPS+
26	Kevin Mitchell	vs LHP	1989	88	1.151	209	171	52	11	2	19	36	26	.304	.426	.725	.260	124	222
27	Willie Mays	vs LHP	1954	69	1.149	196	160	54	6	5	14	34	12	.338	.449	.700	.294	114	216
28	Mickey Mantle	vs LHP	1960	73	1.146	187	160	55	9	1	16	26	30	.344	.433	.713	.339	136	219
29	Mickey Mantle	vs LHP	1961	79	1.145	203	167	62	10	4	11	33	33	.371	.468	.677	.405	103	215
30	Rickey Henderson	vs LHP	1985	83	1.142	226	180	65	13	2	12	45	27	.361	.487	.656	.373	143	215
31	Bernie Williams	vs LHP	1996	84	1.141	199	173	65	7	0	16	24	24	.376	.447	.694	.363	144	193
32	Albert Pujols	vs LHP	2007	77	1.140	194	150	55	14	0	9	39	16	.367	.500	.640	.362	129	194

Provided by Stathead.com: Found with Stathead. See Full Results.
Generated 3/30/2025.

Multiple season ranks:

1. Aaron: 7,20

2. Mays: 5,27

3. Mantle: 4,12,28,29

4. Bonds: 1,9

5. Pujols: 11,22

6. Robinson: 10,24

Not in the top 20 career: Mike Schmidt too few PA (2,476) OPS .993: 17, 25

The top 4 are righty, righty, switch, lefty. Surprise!

Best righty batter since 1950. Sunday, March 30, 2025