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Willie Mays
Willie Howard Mays Jr. (Say Hey)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.

Debut May 25, 1951
Final Game September 9, 1973
Born May 6, 1931 in Westfield, AL

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1979.

Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1951 20 NYG NL 121  464   59  127  22  5  20   68   7  4  57  60  .274  .356  .472  120  219   1           2  11 RoY-1
 1952 21 NYG NL  34  127   17   30   2  4   4   23   4  1  16  17  .236  .326  .409  102   52   0           1   2
 1954 23 NYG NL 151  565  119  195  33 13  41  110   8  5  66  57  .345  .411  .667  175  377   0   7       2  12 MVP-1,AS
 1955 24 NYG NL 152  580  123  185  18 13  51  127  24  4  79  60  .319  .400  .659  174  382   0   7  13   4  12 MVP-4,AS
 1956 25 NYG NL 152  578  101  171  27  8  36   84  40 10  68  65  .296  .369  .557  146  322   0   3  20   1  16 MVP-17,AS
 1957 26 NYG NL 152  585  112  195  26 20  35   97  38 19  76  62  .333  .407  .626  174  366   0   6  15   1  14 MVP-4,AS
 1958 27 SFG NL 152  600  121  208  33 11  29   96  31  6  78  56  .347  .419  .583  165  350   0   6  12   1  11 MVP-2,AS
 1959 28 SFG NL 151  575  125  180  43  5  34  104  27  4  65  58  .313  .381  .583  155  335   0   6   9   2  11 MVP-6,AS
 1960 29 SFG NL 153  595  107  190  29 12  29  103  25 10  61  70  .319  .381  .555  159  330   0   9  11   4  15 MVP-3,AS
 1961 30 SFG NL 154  572  129  176  32  3  40  123  18  9  81  77  .308  .393  .584  159  334   0   4  15   2  14 MVP-6,AS
 1962 31 SFG NL 162  621  130  189  36  5  49  141  18  2  78  85  .304  .384  .615  165  382   0   3  11   4  19 MVP-2,AS
 1963 32 SFG NL 157  596  115  187  32  7  38  103   8  3  66  83  .314  .380  .582  175  347   0   7   5   2  15 MVP-5,AS
 1964 33 SFG NL 157  578  121  171  21  9  47  111  19  5  82  72  .296  .383  .607  172  351   1   3  13   1  11 MVP-6,AS
 1965 34 SFG NL 157  558  118  177  21  3  52  112   9  4  76  71  .317  .398  .645  184  360   2   2  16   0  11 MVP-1,AS
 1966 35 SFG NL 152  552   99  159  29  4  37  103   5  1  70  81  .288  .368  .556  149  307   1   4  11   2  13 MVP-3,AS
 1967 36 SFG NL 141  486   83  128  22  2  22   70   6  0  51  92  .263  .334  .453  124  220   2   3   7   2  12 AS
 1968 37 SFG NL 148  498   84  144  20  5  23   79  12  6  67  81  .289  .372  .488  156  243   0   6   7   2  13 MVP-13,AS
 1969 38 SFG NL 117  403   64  114  17  3  13   58   6  2  49  71  .283  .362  .437  124  176   0   4   7   3   8 AS
 1970 39 SFG NL 139  478   94  139  15  2  28   83   5  0  79  90  .291  .390  .506  139  242   0   6   3   3   7 AS
 1971 40 SFG NL 136  417   82  113  24  5  18   61  23  3 112 123  .271  .425  .482  158  201   1   4  11   3   8 MVP-19,AS
 1972 41 TOT NL  88  244   35   61  11  1   8   22   4  5  60  48  .250  .400  .402  131   98   4   0   6   1   9 AS
         SFG NL  19   49    8    9   2  0   0    3   3  0  17   5  .184  .394  .224   79   11   1   0   1   0   4
         NYM NL  69  195   27   52   9  1   8   19   1  5  43  43  .267  .402  .446  145   87   3   0   5   1   5
 1973 42 NYM NL  66  209   24   44  10  0   6   25   1  0  27  47  .211  .303  .344   81   72   1   1   0   1   7 AS
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 22 Seasons        10881      3283    140     1903    103    1526  .302  .384  .557  156       13  91 192  44 251
               2992      2062      523    660      338   1464                            6066
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        589  112  178  28  8  36  103  18  6  79  83  .302  .384  .557  156  328   1   5  10   2  14
 Career High    162  621  130  208  43 20  52  141  40 19 112 123  .347  .425  .667  184  382   4   9  20   4  19
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1951 20 NYG NL  524  353   77   5.9   104| .274  .269| .356  .343| .472  .407| .828  .750| 120  .617  12.6   1.3  63%
 1952 21 NYG NL  144  100   17   4.6    98| .236  .263| .326  .336| .409  .391| .735  .727| 102  .542  -0.2   0.0  80%
 1954 23 NYG NL  640  394  155  10.6   110| .345  .275| .411  .347| .667  .426|1.078  .772| 175  .809  61.3   5.8  61%
 1955 24 NYG NL  670  418  157  10.0   106| .319  .267| .400  .338| .659  .422|1.059  .760| 174  .802  61.1   5.8  85%
 1956 25 NYG NL  650  436  118   7.2   102| .296  .263| .369  .330| .557  .415| .926  .745| 146  .707  37.1   3.7  80%
 1957 26 NYG NL  668  429  145   9.2   102| .333  .267| .407  .331| .626  .414|1.033  .745| 174  .777  61.0   5.9  66%
 1958 27 SFG NL  685  415  152   9.8   104| .347  .267| .419  .335| .583  .417|1.002  .752| 165  .797  57.7   5.5  83%
 1959 28 SFG NL  648  416  131   8.4   103| .313  .268| .381  .333| .583  .414| .964  .748| 155  .750  45.8   4.4  87%
 1960 29 SFG NL  669  439  124   7.6    95| .319  .257| .381  .322| .555  .395| .936  .717| 159  .734  47.7   4.8  71%
 1961 30 SFG NL  659  423  130   8.2   103| .308  .266| .393  .333| .584  .415| .977  .747| 159  .738  49.6   4.8  66%
 1962 31 SFG NL  706  456  146   8.6   102| .304  .269| .384  .336| .615  .408| .999  .744| 165  .760  56.2   5.5  90%
 1963 32 SFG NL  671  434  131   8.1    88| .314  .253| .380  .315| .582  .378| .962  .693| 175  .792  57.4   6.0  72%
 1964 33 SFG NL  665  427  136   8.5    95| .296  .266| .383  .324| .607  .394| .990  .718| 172  .794  55.3   5.7  79%
 1965 34 SFG NL  638  400  143   9.7    97| .317  .263| .398  .327| .645  .397|1.043  .724| 184  .825  62.6   6.4  69%
 1966 35 SFG NL  629  412  113   7.4    99| .288  .269| .368  .328| .556  .406| .924  .734| 149  .736  37.6   3.8  83%
 1967 36 SFG NL  544  375   74   5.3    90| .263  .258| .334  .320| .453  .379| .787  .699| 124  .632  14.7   1.6 100%
 1968 37 SFG NL  573  379   91   6.5    82| .289  .253| .372  .312| .488  .357| .860  .668| 156  .749  35.7   3.9  66%
 1969 38 SFG NL  459  303   66   5.8    94| .283  .258| .362  .328| .437  .383| .799  .711| 124  .649  14.0   1.4  75%
 1970 39 SFG NL  566  352  101   7.7   103| .291  .267| .390  .340| .506  .408| .896  .748| 139  .717  28.4   2.8 100%
 1971 40 SFG NL  537  320   98   8.3    92| .271  .258| .425  .325| .482  .378| .907  .703| 158  .784  40.1   4.1  88%
 1972 41 TOT NL  309  201   41   5.5    90| .250  .254| .400  .322| .402  .376| .802  .698| 131  .636  13.6   1.4  44%
         SFG NL   67   45    6   3.6    93| .184  .259| .394  .327| .224  .382| .618  .710|  79  .445  -0.0   0.0 100%
         NYM NL  242  156   35   6.1    89| .267  .253| .402  .321| .446  .374| .848  .695| 145  .676  13.6   1.4  16%
 1973 42 NYM NL  239  174   22   3.4    95| .211  .260| .303  .329| .344  .387| .647  .716|  81  .396  -5.1  -0.5 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 22 Seasons   12493  8056 2368   7.9    99| .302  .264| .384  .330| .557  .401| .941  .730| 156  .748 844.4  84.1  76%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1951 20 NYG NL  OF  121    353   12    9    2  .976  .981  3.02  2.23                            0  121    0
 1952 21 NYG NL  OF   34    109    6    1    2  .991  .981  3.38  2.10                            0   34    0
 1954 23 NYG NL  OF  151    448   13    7    9  .985  .975  3.05  2.18                            0  151    0 AS
 1955 24 NYG NL  OF  152    407   23    8    8  .982  .977  2.83  2.10                            0  152    0 AS
 1956 25 NYG NL  CF  152    416   14    9    6  .979  .982  2.83  2.55  2.88  2.77  150 1343.0 AS
 1957 26 NYG NL  CF  150    419   14    9    4  .980  .985  2.89  2.62  2.88  2.82  149 1353.7 GG,AS
 1958 27 SFG NL  CF  151    427   15    9    2  .980  .986  2.93  2.50  2.94  2.72  150 1352.0 GG,AS
 1959 28 SFG NL  CF  147    351    6    5    2  .986  .980  2.43  2.24  2.51  2.63  143 1281.3 GG,AS
 1960 29 SFG NL  CF  152    391   11    8    2  .980  .981  2.64  2.32  2.68  2.59  152 1348.0 GG,AS
 1961 30 SFG NL  CF  153    385    7    8    3  .980  .981  2.56  2.28  2.64  2.63  151 1335.0 GG,AS
 1962 31 SFG NL  CF  162    425    6    4    1  .991  .979  2.66  2.27  2.78  2.47  159 1393.7 GG,AS
 1963 32 SFG NL  CF  157    398    8    8    1  .981  .982  2.59  2.09  2.63  2.37  155 1387.0 GG,AS
                 SS    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  4.20  0.00  4.50    0    1.0 AS
 1964 33 SFG NL  CF  155    364    9    5    4  .987  .977  2.41  2.10  2.49  2.35  151 1346.3 GG,AS
                 1B    1      6    1    0    1 1.000  .986  7.00  8.80  9.00 10.03    0    7.0 AS
                 3B    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  2.60  1.58  3.00    0    5.7 AS
                 SS    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  4.30  0.00  5.10    0    3.0 AS
 1965 34 SFG NL  OF  151    337   13    6    4  .983  .975  2.32  1.75  2.47  2.00  148 1275.3 GG,AS
                 CF  148    323   10    5    4  .985  .981  2.25  2.01  2.41  2.31  144 1242.0 GG,AS
                 RF    4      5    2    1    0  .875  .972  1.75  1.75  2.59  1.96    3   24.3 GG,AS
                 LF    1      6    0    0    0 1.000  .968  6.00  1.40  6.00  1.70    1    9.0 GG,AS
 1966 35 SFG NL  OF  150    370    8    7    2  .982  .974  2.52  1.78  2.65  2.03  147 1286.0 GG,AS
                 CF  145    358    8    7    2  .981  .980  2.52  2.11  2.64  2.38  142 1247.0 GG,AS
                 RF    5      9    0    0    0 1.000  .978  1.80  1.68  2.13  1.97    5   38.0 GG,AS
                 LF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.40  9.00  1.80    0    1.0 GG,AS
 1967 36 SFG NL  CF  134    278    3    7    0  .976  .981  2.10  2.04  2.35  2.30  123 1075.3 GG,AS
 1968 37 SFG NL  OF  142    301    7    7    2  .978  .975  2.17  1.82  2.42  2.02  129 1143.7 GG,AS
                 CF  141    302    7    7    2  .978  .978  2.19  2.18  2.45  2.39  128 1134.7 GG,AS
                 1B    1      9    0    0    1 1.000  .989  9.00  8.90  9.00 10.10    1    9.0 AS
                 RF    1      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  2.00  1.80  2.00  2.00    1    9.0 GG,AS
 1969 38 SFG NL  OF  108    199    4    5    0  .976  .973  1.88  1.75  2.11  2.02   96  867.0 AS
                 CF  106    202    4    5    0  .976  .977  1.94  2.04  2.17  2.27   94  853.0 AS
                 RF    2      5    0    0    0 1.000  .980  2.50  1.60  3.21  1.86    2   14.0 AS
                 1B    1      6    0    0    1 1.000 1.000  6.00  8.80  6.00  9.80    1    9.0 AS
 1970 39 SFG NL  CF  128    272    6    7    3  .975  .978  2.17  2.07  2.41  2.34  117 1040.0 AS
                 1B    5     34    3    0    3 1.000  .992  7.40  8.36  9.51  9.67    4   35.0 AS
 1971 40 SFG NL  CF   84    193    3    6    1  .970  .982  2.33  2.30  2.70  2.64   77  654.3 AS
                 1B   48    384   27   11   43  .974  .992  8.56  8.58  9.95  9.88   39  371.7 AS
 1972 41 TOT NL  CF   64    137    3    3    1  .979  .980  2.19  2.34  2.55  2.60   57  495.0 AS
         TOT NL  OF   63    138    3    3    1  .979  .978  2.24  1.96  2.56  2.18   57  495.0 AS
         SFG NL  CF   14     30    0    0    0 1.000  .980  2.14  2.34  2.38  2.60   13  113.3
         NYM NL  CF   50    107    3    3    1  .973  .980  2.20  2.34  2.59  2.60   44  381.7
                 1B   11     75    2    1    3  .987  .992  7.00  8.42  8.25  9.73    9   84.0 AS
 1973 42 NYM NL  CF   45    103    1    1    0  .990  .980  2.31  2.27  2.76  2.63   41  338.7 AS
                 1B   17    143    4    3    9  .980  .992  8.65  8.40 10.91  9.83   14  121.3 AS

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1964 33 SFG NL  1B    1      6    1    0    1 1.000  .986  7.00  8.80  9.00 10.03    0    7.0
 1968 37 SFG NL  1B    1      9    0    0    1 1.000  .989  9.00  8.90  9.00 10.10    1    9.0
 1969 38 SFG NL  1B    1      6    0    0    1 1.000 1.000  6.00  8.80  6.00  9.80    1    9.0
 1970 39 SFG NL  1B    5     34    3    0    3 1.000  .992  7.40  8.36  9.51  9.67    4   35.0
 1971 40 SFG NL  1B   48    384   27   11   43  .974  .992  8.56  8.58  9.95  9.88   39  371.7
 1972 41 NYM NL  1B   11     75    2    1    3  .987  .992  7.00  8.42  8.25  9.73    9   84.0
 1973 42 NYM NL  1B   17    143    4    3    9  .980  .992  8.65  8.40 10.91  9.83   14  121.3

 1964 33 SFG NL  3B    1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  2.60  1.58  3.00    0    5.7

 1956 25 NYG NL  CF  152    416   14    9    6  .979  .982  2.83  2.55  2.88  2.77  150 1343.0
 1957 26 NYG NL  CF  150    419   14    9    4  .980  .985  2.89  2.62  2.88  2.82  149 1353.7
 1958 27 SFG NL  CF  151    427   15    9    2  .980  .986  2.93  2.50  2.94  2.72  150 1352.0
 1959 28 SFG NL  CF  147    351    6    5    2  .986  .980  2.43  2.24  2.51  2.63  143 1281.3
 1960 29 SFG NL  CF  152    391   11    8    2  .980  .981  2.64  2.32  2.68  2.59  152 1348.0
 1961 30 SFG NL  CF  153    385    7    8    3  .980  .981  2.56  2.28  2.64  2.63  151 1335.0
 1962 31 SFG NL  CF  162    425    6    4    1  .991  .979  2.66  2.27  2.78  2.47  159 1393.7
 1963 32 SFG NL  CF  157    398    8    8    1  .981  .982  2.59  2.09  2.63  2.37  155 1387.0
 1964 33 SFG NL  CF  155    364    9    5    4  .987  .977  2.41  2.10  2.49  2.35  151 1346.3
 1965 34 SFG NL  CF  148    323   10    5    4  .985  .981  2.25  2.01  2.41  2.31  144 1242.0
 1966 35 SFG NL  CF  145    358    8    7    2  .981  .980  2.52  2.11  2.64  2.38  142 1247.0
 1967 36 SFG NL  CF  134    278    3    7    0  .976  .981  2.10  2.04  2.35  2.30  123 1075.3
 1968 37 SFG NL  CF  141    302    7    7    2  .978  .978  2.19  2.18  2.45  2.39  128 1134.7
 1969 38 SFG NL  CF  106    202    4    5    0  .976  .977  1.94  2.04  2.17  2.27   94  853.0
 1970 39 SFG NL  CF  128    272    6    7    3  .975  .978  2.17  2.07  2.41  2.34  117 1040.0
 1971 40 SFG NL  CF   84    193    3    6    1  .970  .982  2.33  2.30  2.70  2.64   77  654.3
 1972 41 TOT NL  CF   64    137    3    3    1  .979  .980  2.19  2.34  2.55  2.60   57  495.0
         SFG NL  CF   14     30    0    0    0 1.000  .980  2.14  2.34  2.38  2.60   13  113.3
         NYM NL  CF   50    107    3    3    1  .973  .980  2.20  2.34  2.59  2.60   44  381.7
 1973 42 NYM NL  CF   45    103    1    1    0  .990  .980  2.31  2.27  2.76  2.63   41  338.7

 1965 34 SFG NL  LF    1      6    0    0    0 1.000  .968  6.00  1.40  6.00  1.70    1    9.0
 1966 35 SFG NL  LF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.40  9.00  1.80    0    1.0

 1951 20 NYG NL  OF  121    353   12    9    2  .976  .981  3.02  2.23                            0  121    0
 1952 21 NYG NL  OF   34    109    6    1    2  .991  .981  3.38  2.10                            0   34    0
 1954 23 NYG NL  OF  151    448   13    7    9  .985  .975  3.05  2.18                            0  151    0
 1955 24 NYG NL  OF  152    407   23    8    8  .982  .977  2.83  2.10                            0  152    0
 1956 25 NYG NL  OF  152    415   14    9    6  .979  .977  2.82  2.05  2.87  2.28  150 1343.0
 1957 26 NYG NL  OF  150    422   14    9    5  .980  .980  2.91  2.07  2.90  2.29  149 1353.7
 1958 27 SFG NL  OF  151    429   17    9    2  .980  .980  2.95  1.95  2.97  2.26  150 1352.0
 1959 28 SFG NL  OF  147    353    6    6    2  .984  .977  2.44  1.90  2.52  2.21  143 1281.3
 1960 29 SFG NL  OF  152    392   12    8    2  .981  .978  2.66  1.92  2.70  2.20  152 1348.0
 1961 30 SFG NL  OF  153    385    7    8    3  .980  .977  2.56  1.86  2.64  2.16  151 1335.0
 1962 31 SFG NL  OF  161    429    6    4    1  .991  .974  2.70  1.79  2.81  2.07  159 1393.7
 1963 32 SFG NL  OF  157    397    7    8    1  .981  .977  2.57  1.75  2.62  2.01  155 1387.0
 1964 33 SFG NL  OF  155    370   10    6    4  .984  .973  2.45  1.72  2.54  1.99  151 1346.3
 1965 34 SFG NL  OF  151    337   13    6    4  .983  .975  2.32  1.75  2.47  2.00  148 1275.3
 1966 35 SFG NL  OF  150    370    8    7    2  .982  .974  2.52  1.78  2.65  2.03  147 1286.0
 1967 36 SFG NL  OF  134    277    3    7    0  .976  .976  2.09  1.81  2.34  2.03  123 1075.3
 1968 37 SFG NL  OF  142    301    7    7    2  .978  .975  2.17  1.82  2.42  2.02  129 1143.7
 1969 38 SFG NL  OF  108    199    4    5    0  .976  .973  1.88  1.75  2.11  2.02   96  867.0
 1970 39 SFG NL  OF  129    269    6    7    3  .975  .976  2.13  1.78  2.38  2.07  117 1040.0
 1971 40 SFG NL  OF   84    192    2    6    1  .970  .979  2.31  1.92  2.67  2.19   77  654.3
 1972 41 TOT NL  OF   63    138    3    3    1  .979  .978  2.24  1.96  2.56  2.18   57  495.0
         SFG NL  OF   14     29    0    0    0 1.000  .976  2.07  1.96  2.30  2.18   13  113.3
         NYM NL  OF   49    109    3    3    1  .974  .978  2.29  1.96  2.64  2.18   44  381.7
 1973 42 NYM NL  OF   45    103    2    1    0  .991  .977  2.33  1.96  2.79  2.23   41  338.7

 1965 34 SFG NL  RF    4      5    2    1    0  .875  .972  1.75  1.75  2.59  1.96    3   24.3
 1966 35 SFG NL  RF    5      9    0    0    0 1.000  .978  1.80  1.68  2.13  1.97    5   38.0
 1968 37 SFG NL  RF    1      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  2.00  1.80  2.00  2.00    1    9.0
 1969 38 SFG NL  RF    2      5    0    0    0 1.000  .980  2.50  1.60  3.21  1.86    2   14.0

 1963 32 SFG NL  SS    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  4.20  0.00  4.50    0    1.0
 1964 33 SFG NL  SS    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  4.30  0.00  5.10    0    3.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total  OF*2842   7095  195  141   60  .981  .977  2.57  1.91             2295 20315.3    2 2832   12#
                 CF*2374   5744  135  113   38  .981  .981  2.48  2.24             2283 20220.0
                 1B*  84    657   37   15   61  .979  .992  8.26  8.52               68  637.0
                 RF*  12     21    2    1    0  .958  .979  1.92  1.70               11   85.3
                 LF*   2      7    0    0    0 1.000  .972  3.50  1.40                1   10.0
                 SS*   2      0    0    0    0              0.00  4.25                0    4.0
                 3B*   1      0    1    0    0 1.000  .909  1.00  2.60                0    5.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total      2929   7752  233  156  121  .981  .978  2.73  2.10
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1951   WS    NYG NYY     L   6  22   1   4  0  0  0   1   2   2  .182  .250  .182   0  0   0   0   0 
 1954   WS    NYG CLE     W   4  14   4   4  1  0  0   3   4   1  .286  .444  .357   1  0   0   0   0 
 1962   WS    SFG NYY     L   7  28   3   7  2  0  0   1   1   5  .250  .276  .321   1  0   0   0   0 
 1971   NLCS  SFG PIT     L   4  15   2   4  2  0  1   3   3   3  .267  .389  .600   1  0   0   0   0 
 1973   NLCS  NYM CIN     W   1   3   1   1  0  0  0   1   0   0  .333  .333  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYM OAK     L   3   7   1   2  0  0  0   1   0   1  .286  .286  .286   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   5  18   3   5  2  0  1   4   3   3  .278  .381  .556   1  0   0   0   0 
  4 World Series        1-3  20  71   9  17  3  0  0   6   7   9  .239  .308  .282   2  0   0   0   0 
  6 Postseason Series   2-4  25  89  12  22  5  0  1  10  10  12  .247  .323  .337   3  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1954   NYG NL       2   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1955   NYG NL       3   2   2  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1956   NYG NL       3   2   1  0  0  1   2   1   2   0  0   0   0   0           
 1957   NYG NL   *   4   2   2  0  1  0   1   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1958   SFG NL   *   4   2   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   1  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1959-1 SFG NL   *   4   0   1  0  1  0   1   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1959-2 SFG NL   *   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1960-1 SFG NL   *   4   1   3  1  1  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1960-2 SFG NL   *   4   1   3  0  0  1   1   0   0   1  1   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1961-1 SFG NL   *   5   2   2  1  0  0   1   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1961-2 SFG NL   *   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1962-1 SFG NL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   1  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1962-2 SFG NL   *   2   0   2  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1963   SFG NL   *   3   2   1  0  0  0   2   1   1   2  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1964   SFG NL   *   3   1   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   1  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1965   SFG NL   *   3   2   1  0  0  1   1   2   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1966   SFG NL   *   4   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1967   SFG NL       4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1968   SFG NL   *   4   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1969   SFG NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1970   SFG NL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1971   SFG NL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1972   NYM NL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting CF 
 1973   NYM NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 24/24   18  75  20  23  2  3  3   9   7  14   6  1   0   0   0  .307  .366  .533 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1954 *
1955 *
1956 *
1957 (CF)
1958 (CF)
1959-1 (CF)
1959-2 (CF)
1960-1 (CF)
1960-2 (CF)
1961-1 (CF)
1961-2 (CF)
1962-1 (CF)
1962-2 (CF)
1963 (CF)
1964 (CF)
1965 (CF)
1966 (CF)
1967 *
1968 (CF)
1969 *
1970 (CF)
1971 (CF)
1972 (CF)
1973 *

Awards
1951-NL-ROY
1954-ML-Major League Player of the Year
1954-NL-MVP
1963-ML-AS MVP
1965-NL-MVP
1968-ML-AS MVP
1971-ML-Roberto Clemente Award

Gold Gloves
1957-ML--CF
1958-NL--CF
1959-NL--CF
1960-NL--CF
1961-NL--OF
1962-NL--OF
1963-NL--OF
1964-NL--OF
1965-NL--OF
1966-NL--OF
1967-NL--OF
1968-NL--OF
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1954-NL-1-0.84
1955-NL-4-0.49
1956-NL-17-0.04
1957-NL-4-0.52
1958-NL-2-0.55
1959-NL-6-0.25
1960-NL-3-0.46
1961-NL-6-0.31
1962-NL-2-0.72
1963-NL-5-0.36
1964-NL-6-0.24
1965-NL-1-0.80
1966-NL-3-0.40
1968-NL-13-0.05
1971-NL-19-0.03
Car-4-6.06 shares

Batting Average
1954 NL-.345-1
1955 NL-.319-2
1957 NL-.333-2
1958 NL-.347-2
1959 NL-.313-5
1960 NL-.319-3
1961 NL-.308-8
1963 NL-.314-6
1965 NL-.317-3

On-base %
1954 NL-.411-5
1955 NL-.400-5
1956 NL-.369-9
1957 NL-.407-2
1958 NL-.419-3
1959 NL-.381-8
1960 NL-.381-5
1961 NL-.393-5
1962 NL-.384-7
1963 NL-.380-3
1964 NL-.383-6
1965 NL-.398-1
1966 NL-.368-9
1968 NL-.372-5
1971 NL-.425-1

Slugging %
1954 NL-.667-1
1955 NL-.659-1
1956 NL-.557-5
1957 NL-.626-1
1958 NL-.583-2
1959 NL-.583-5
1960 NL-.555-4
1961 NL-.584-4
1962 NL-.615-3
1963 NL-.582-2
1964 NL-.607-1
1965 NL-.645-1
1966 NL-.556-5
1968 NL-.488-5
Car-.557-22

OPS
1954 NL-1.078-1
1955 NL-1.059-1
1956 NL-.926-4
1957 NL-1.033-2
1958 NL-1.002-1
1959 NL-.964-5
1960 NL-.936-3
1961 NL-.977-2
1962 NL-.999-3
1963 NL-.962-2
1964 NL-.990-1
1965 NL-1.043-1
1966 NL-.924-6
1968 NL-.860-4
1971 NL-.907-4
Car-.941-30

Games
1955 NL-152-9
1956 NL-152-10
1957 NL-152-5
1958 NL-152-3
1959 NL-151-8
1960 NL-153-4
1961 NL-154-2
1962 NL-162-4
Car-2992-9

At Bats
1957 NL-585-9
1958 NL-600-6
1960 NL-595-4
1962 NL-621-9
Car-10881-11

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1955 NL-670-7
1957 NL-668-10
1958 NL-685-2
1960 NL-669-6
1961 NL-659-7
1962 NL-706-5
Car-12493-11

Runs
1954 NL-119-3
1955 NL-123-2
1956 NL-101-6
1957 NL-112-3
1958 NL-121-1
1959 NL-125-2
1960 NL-107-3
1961 NL-129-1
1962 NL-130-2
1963 NL-115-2
1964 NL-121-2
1965 NL-118-2
1966 NL-99-6
1968 NL-84-10
Car-2062-7

Hits
1954 NL-195-3
1955 NL-185-5
1956 NL-171-9
1957 NL-195-4
1958 NL-208-2
1959 NL-180-6
1960 NL-190-1
1961 NL-176-6
1962 NL-189-8
1963 NL-187-7
Car-3283-11

Total Bases
1954 NL-377-2
1955 NL-382-1
1956 NL-322-3
1957 NL-366-2
1958 NL-350-2
1959 NL-335-4
1960 NL-330-3
1961 NL-334-3
1962 NL-382-1
1963 NL-347-2
1964 NL-351-2
1965 NL-360-1
1966 NL-307-5
Car-6066-3

Doubles
1954 NL-33-10
1956 NL-27-10
1958 NL-33-6
1959 NL-43-3
1960 NL-29-6
1961 NL-32-3
1962 NL-36-2
1963 NL-32-8
1966 NL-29-8
Car-523-35

Triples
1954 NL-13-1
1955 NL-13-1
1956 NL-8-8
1957 NL-20-1
1958 NL-11-2
1960 NL-12-2
1964 NL-9-7
Car-140-64

Home Runs
1954 NL-41-3
1955 NL-51-1
1956 NL-36-5
1957 NL-35-4
1958 NL-29-6
1959 NL-34-5
1960 NL-29-6
1961 NL-40-2
1962 NL-49-1
1963 NL-38-3
1964 NL-47-1
1965 NL-52-1
1966 NL-37-3
1968 NL-23-9
Car-660-4

RBI
1954 NL-110-6
1955 NL-127-2
1957 NL-97-6
1958 NL-96-4
1959 NL-104-7
1960 NL-103-4
1961 NL-123-3
1962 NL-141-2
1963 NL-103-5
1964 NL-111-3
1965 NL-112-3
1966 NL-103-4
Car-1903-10

Bases on Balls
1955 NL-79-8
1957 NL-76-6
1958 NL-78-5
1960 NL-61-9
1961 NL-81-3
1962 NL-78-4
1963 NL-66-7
1964 NL-82-3
1965 NL-76-6
1966 NL-70-6
1968 NL-67-7
1971 NL-112-1
Car-1464-19

Strikeouts
1971 NL-123-5
Car-1526-39

Stolen Bases
1954 NL-8-8
1955 NL-24-2
1956 NL-40-1
1957 NL-38-1
1958 NL-31-1
1959 NL-27-1
1960 NL-25-4
1961 NL-18-5
1962 NL-18-7
1964 NL-19-7
1971 NL-23-8

Singles
1958 NL-135-2
1960 NL-120-8
Car-1960-52

Adjusted OPS+
1954 NL-175-1
1955 NL-174-1
1956 NL-146-4
1957 NL-174-1
1958 NL-165-1
1959 NL-155-3
1960 NL-159-3
1961 NL-159-3
1962 NL-165-3
1963 NL-175-2
1964 NL-172-1
1965 NL-184-1
1966 NL-149-6
1968 NL-156-4
1971 NL-158-4
Car-156-21

Runs Created
1954 NL-155-2
1955 NL-157-1
1956 NL-118-4
1957 NL-145-1
1958 NL-152-1
1959 NL-131-3
1960 NL-124-2
1961 NL-130-3
1962 NL-146-2
1963 NL-131-2
1964 NL-136-1
1965 NL-143-1
1966 NL-113-7
1968 NL-91-9
Car-2368-7

Adjusted Batting Runs
1954 NL-61-3
1955 NL-61-1
1956 NL-37-4
1957 NL-61-1
1958 NL-58-1
1959 NL-46-3
1960 NL-48-3
1961 NL-50-3
1962 NL-56-3
1963 NL-57-2
1964 NL-55-1
1965 NL-63-1
1966 NL-38-7
1968 NL-36-6
1971 NL-40-5
Car-844-11

Batting Wins
1954 NL-5.8-2
1955 NL-5.8-1
1956 NL-3.7-3
1957 NL-5.9-1
1958 NL-5.5-1
1959 NL-4.4-3
1960 NL-4.8-2
1961 NL-4.8-3
1962 NL-5.5-2
1963 NL-6.0-2
1964 NL-5.7-1
1965 NL-6.4-1
1966 NL-3.8-6
1968 NL-3.9-6
1971 NL-4.1-5
Car-84.1-11

Extra-Base Hits
1954 NL-87-2
1955 NL-82-1
1956 NL-71-4
1957 NL-81-2
1958 NL-73-2
1959 NL-82-2
1960 NL-70-3
1961 NL-75-4
1962 NL-90-2
1963 NL-77-1
1964 NL-77-2
1965 NL-76-2
1966 NL-70-3
Car-1323-5

Times on Base
1954 NL-263-7
1955 NL-268-3
1956 NL-240-8
1957 NL-272-2
1958 NL-287-2
1959 NL-247-9
1960 NL-255-3
1961 NL-259-3
1962 NL-271-2
1963 NL-255-5
1964 NL-254-8
1965 NL-253-8
1966 NL-231-9
Car-4791-11

Offensive Win%
1954 NL-.809-1
1955 NL-.802-1
1956 NL-.707-4
1957 NL-.777-2
1958 NL-.797-1
1959 NL-.750-4
1960 NL-.734-3
1961 NL-.738-3
1962 NL-.760-3
1963 NL-.792-2
1964 NL-.794-1
1965 NL-.825-1
1966 NL-.736-6
1968 NL-.749-3
1970 NL-.717-8
1971 NL-.784-4
Car-.748-25

Hit By Pitch
1955 NL-4-10
1960 NL-4-9

Sac. Flies
1955 NL-7-8
1957 NL-6-8
1959 NL-6-8
1960 NL-9-3
1963 NL-7-4
1968 NL-6-10
Car-91-48

Intentional Walks
1955 NL-13-5
1956 NL-20-3
1957 NL-15-2
1958 NL-12-4
1960 NL-11-7
1961 NL-15-5
1962 NL-11-5
1964 NL-13-5
1965 NL-16-4
Car-192-14

Grounded into Double Plays
1956 NL-16-9
1957 NL-14-9
1960 NL-15-7
1962 NL-19-2
Car-251-25

Caught Stealing
1956 NL-10-1
1957 NL-19-1
1958 NL-6-8
1960 NL-10-5
1961 NL-9-4

Power/Speed Number
1954 NL-13.4-3
1955 NL-32.6-1
1956 NL-37.9-1
1957 NL-36.4-1
1958 NL-30.0-1
1959 NL-30.1-1
1960 NL-26.9-1
1961 NL-24.8-3
1962 NL-26.3-1
1963 NL-13.2-10
1964 NL-27.1-1
1965 NL-15.3-10
1968 NL-15.8-3
1971 NL-20.2-2
Car-447.1-3

At Bats per Strikeout
1959 NL-9.9-10

At Bats per Home Run
1954 NL-13.8-4
1955 NL-11.4-1
1956 NL-16.1-7
1957 NL-16.7-5
1958 NL-20.7-7
1959 NL-16.9-6
1960 NL-20.5-8
1961 NL-14.3-2
1962 NL-12.7-1
1963 NL-15.7-3
1964 NL-12.3-1
1965 NL-10.7-1
1966 NL-14.9-5
1967 NL-22.1-8
1968 NL-21.7-9
Car-16.5-38

Outs
1960 NL-439-8
Car-8056-12

Oldest Player
1968 NL-37-8
1969 NL-38-7
1970 NL-39-5
1971 NL-40-4
1972 NL-41-3
1973 NL-42-2

Youngest Player
1951 NL-20-5

    

Black Ink: Batting - 57 (19) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 337 (8) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 76.4 (3) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 372.0 (5) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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  14. Frank Robinson (885) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Frank Robinson (890) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Frank Robinson (886) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Frank Robinson (883) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Frank Robinson (876) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  19. Frank Robinson (857) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  20. Hank Aaron (789) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  21. Hank Aaron (783) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 20, 1950: Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent.

May 11, 1972: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the New York Mets for Charlie Williams and $50,000.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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