Willie Mays

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: May 6, 1931 in Westfield, AL us

High School: Fairfield Industrial HS (Fairfield, AL)

Debut: 1948 (10,376th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: May 25, 1951 (Age 20-019d)
vs. PHI 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 9, 1973 (Age 42-126d)
vs. MON 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1979. (Voted by BBWAA on 409/432 ballots)
View Willie Mays's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Willie Howard Mays

Nicknames: Say Hey Kid

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Hall of Fame
2x MVP
Rookie of the Year
24x All-Star
1954 World Series
12x Gold Glove
Batting Title
2x AS MVP
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

156.2

10924

3293

660

.301

2068

RBI

1909

339

OBP

.384

SLG

.557

OPS

.940

OPS+

155

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	NYG		BRO	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
2	2	Apr 14	NYG		BRO	L,4-6	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
3	3	Apr 15	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
4	4	Apr 18	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
5	5	Apr 19	NYG		PIT	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
6	6	Apr 20	NYG		PIT	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
7	7	Apr 21	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
8	8	Apr 22	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
9	9	Apr 24	NYG		PHI	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
10	10	Apr 25 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	11	Apr 25 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
12	12	Apr 27	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	13	Apr 28	NYG	@	MLN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
14	14	Apr 30	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	51	14.0	3	0	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
16	16	May 2 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,6-10	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
17	17	May 2 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
18	18	May 3	NYG	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	19	May 5	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
20	20	May 6	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	21	May 8	NYG	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
22	22	May 9	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
23	23	May 11	NYG		CIN	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
24	24	May 12	NYG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
25	25	May 13	NYG		CHC	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
26	26	May 14	NYG		CHC	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
27	27	May 15	NYG		CHC	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
28	28	May 16 (1)	NYG		MLN	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	29	May 16 (2)	NYG		MLN	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
30	30	May 18	NYG		STL	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	CF
31	31	May 19	NYG		STL	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
32	32	May 21	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
33	33	May 22	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
34	34	May 23	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	35	May 24	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
36	36	May 25	NYG		PIT	W,21-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
37	37	May 26	NYG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
38	38	May 28	NYG		BRO	W,17-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
39	39	May 29	NYG		BRO	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
40	40	May 30	NYG		BRO	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
41	41	May 31 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
42	42	May 31 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	38	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	43	Jun 3	NYG	@	STL	W,13-8	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	44	Jun 4	NYG	@	CIN	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
45	45	Jun 5	NYG	@	CIN	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
46	46	Jun 6 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
47	47	Jun 6 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	32	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
48	48	Jun 7	NYG	@	MLN	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
49	49	Jun 8	NYG	@	MLN	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	50	Jun 9	NYG	@	MLN	W,4-0	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
51	51	Jun 10	NYG	@	MLN	W,1-0	CG	39	10.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
52	52	Jun 11	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
53	53	Jun 12	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
54	54	Jun 13 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-3	CG	46	11.0	6	1	0	7	1	CF
55	55	Jun 13 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
56	56	Jun 15	NYG		CIN	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
57	57	Jun 16	NYG		CIN	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	58	Jun 17	NYG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
59	59	Jun 18	NYG		STL	L,0-5	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
60	60	Jun 19	NYG		STL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	61	Jun 20	NYG		STL	W,7-6	CG	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
62	62	Jun 21	NYG		STL	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
63	63	Jun 22	NYG		MLN	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
64	64	Jun 23	NYG		MLN	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
65	65	Jun 24	NYG		MLN	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
66	66	Jun 25	NYG		CHC	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
67	67	Jun 26	NYG		CHC	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
68	68	Jun 27	NYG		CHC	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
69	69	Jun 29	NYG		BRO	W,4-3	CG	53	13.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
70	70	Jun 30	NYG		BRO	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	71	Jul 1	NYG		BRO	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	72	Jul 2	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	73	Jul 3	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	74	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-2	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
75	75	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	76	Jul 5 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,10-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	77	Jul 5 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
78	78	Jul 6	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
79	79	Jul 7	NYG	@	BRO	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
80	80	Jul 8	NYG	@	BRO	W,11-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
81	81	Jul 9	NYG		PIT	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
82	82	Jul 10	NYG		PIT	L,7-10	CG	47	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	CF
83	83	Jul 11 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,13-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
84	84	Jul 11 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
85	85	Jul 15	NYG	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
86	86	Jul 16	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	41	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
87	87	Jul 17	NYG	@	STL	W,10-9	GS	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
88	88	Jul 18 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-14	CG	48	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
89	89	Jul 18 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	90	Jul 19	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	44	11.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF
91	91	Jul 20	NYG	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	53	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
92	95 (3)	Jul 24	NYG	@	MLN	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
93	96	Jul 25	NYG	@	MLN	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
94	97	Jul 26	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-9	CG	47	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
95	98	Jul 27	NYG		STL	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
96	99	Jul 28	NYG		STL	W,10-0	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
97	100	Jul 29	NYG		STL	L,0-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
98	101	Jul 30	NYG		CIN	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
99	102	Jul 31	NYG		CIN	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	103	Aug 1 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
101	104	Aug 1 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
102	105	Aug 3	NYG		CHC	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
103	106	Aug 4	NYG		CHC	W,4-3	CG	47	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
104	107	Aug 5	NYG		CHC	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
105	108	Aug 6	NYG		MLN	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
106	109	Aug 7	NYG		MLN	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
107	110	Aug 8	NYG		MLN	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
108	111	Aug 10	NYG	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
109	112	Aug 13	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
110	113	Aug 14	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
111	114	Aug 15	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-9	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
112	115	Aug 17	NYG		PHI	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
113	116	Aug 18	NYG		PHI	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	CF
114	117	Aug 19	NYG		PHI	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
115	118	Aug 20	NYG		PIT	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
116	119	Aug 22 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,5-4	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
117	120	Aug 22 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
118	121	Aug 24	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
119	122	Aug 26 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
120	123	Aug 26 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
121	124	Aug 27	NYG	@	MLN	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
122	125	Aug 28	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
123	126	Aug 29 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	46	10.2	3	1	0	4	0	CF
124	127	Aug 29 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
125	128	Aug 30	NYG	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
126	129	Aug 31	NYG	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	130	Sep 1	NYG	@	CIN	L,7-9	CG	45	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
128	131	Sep 3	NYG		BRO	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
129	132	Sep 4	NYG		BRO	W,13-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
130	133	Sep 5	NYG		BRO	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
131	134	Sep 6 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	3	2	1	6	1	CF
132	135	Sep 6 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	49	10.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
133	136	Sep 7	NYG	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	48	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
134	137	Sep 9 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
135	138	Sep 9 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
136	139	Sep 10	NYG		CIN	L,1-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
137	140	Sep 11	NYG		CIN	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
138	141	Sep 12	NYG		STL	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
139	142	Sep 13	NYG		STL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
140	143	Sep 14	NYG		MLN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
141	144	Sep 16 (1)	NYG		MLN	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
142	145	Sep 16 (2)	NYG		MLN	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	CF
143	146	Sep 17	NYG		PHI	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
144	147	Sep 18	NYG		PHI	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
145	148	Sep 20	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
146	149	Sep 21	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-2	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
147	150	Sep 22	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-3	GS	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
148	151	Sep 24 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
149	152	Sep 24 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
150	153	Sep 25	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	45	10.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
151	154	Sep 26	NYG	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	50	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
							151gm		1346.1	443	13	7	463	9