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.

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	SFG	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	2	Apr 11	SFG	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
3	3	Apr 12	SFG	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
4	4	Apr 14	SFG		CHC	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
5	5	Apr 15	SFG		CHC	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
6	6	Apr 16	SFG		CHC	L,3-11	CG	51	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	7	Apr 17	SFG		STL	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
8	8	Apr 18	SFG		STL	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	9	Apr 19	SFG		STL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
10	10	Apr 20	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
11	11	Apr 21	SFG	@	LAD	L,7-9	CG	49	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	12	Apr 22	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	13	Apr 24	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	46	11.0	9	0	0	9	0	CF
14	14	Apr 25	SFG	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
15	15	Apr 26	SFG	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
16	16	Apr 29	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 1	SFG	@	MLN	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	18	May 2	SFG	@	MLN	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
19	19	May 3	SFG	@	MLN	L,4-9	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
20	20	May 4	SFG	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
21	21	May 5	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
22	22	May 7	SFG		LAD	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
23	23	May 8	SFG		LAD	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
24	24	May 9	SFG		LAD	L,5-6	CG	51	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	25	May 10	SFG		LAD	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
26	26	May 11	SFG		PIT	W,14-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
27	27	May 12	SFG		PIT	L,5-6	CG	56	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
28	28	May 13	SFG		PHI	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
29	29	May 14	SFG		PHI	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
30	30	May 15	SFG		CIN	L,2-5	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
31	31	May 16	SFG		CIN	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
32	32	May 17	SFG		CIN	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
33	33	May 18	SFG		MLN	L,2-4	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
34	34	May 19	SFG		MLN	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
35	35	May 20	SFG		MLN	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
36	36	May 22	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	50	12.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
37	37	May 23	SFG	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
38	38	May 24	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	CF
39	39	May 25	SFG		LAD	L,0-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
40	40	May 26	SFG		LAD	W,6-4	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
41	41	May 27	SFG		STL	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
42	42	May 28	SFG		STL	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
43	43	May 29	SFG		STL	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
44	44	May 30	SFG		CHC	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	45	May 31	SFG		CHC	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	46	Jun 1	SFG	@	MLN	W,11-2	GS	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
47	47	Jun 2	SFG	@	MLN	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	48	Jun 3	SFG	@	MLN	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
49	49	Jun 4	SFG	@	MLN	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
50	50	Jun 5	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
51	51	Jun 6	SFG	@	CIN	W,13-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
52	52	Jun 7 (1)	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
53	53	Jun 7 (2)	SFG	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
54	54	Jun 8	SFG	@	PIT	L,9-12	GF	22	3.2	3	0	0	3	0	PH CF
55	61 (6)	Jun 14 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-6	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
56	62	Jun 16	SFG		CIN	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
57	63	Jun 17	SFG		CIN	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
58	64	Jun 18	SFG		CIN	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
59	65	Jun 19	SFG		MLN	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
60	66	Jun 20	SFG		MLN	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
61	67	Jun 21	SFG		MLN	L,3-13	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	68	Jun 22	SFG		PIT	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	69	Jun 23	SFG		PIT	L,1-5	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
64	70	Jun 24	SFG		PIT	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
65	71	Jun 25	SFG		PIT	L,1-3	CG	45	12.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
66	72	Jun 26	SFG		PHI	W,8-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	CF
67	73	Jun 27	SFG		PHI	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
68	74	Jun 28	SFG		PHI	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
69	75	Jun 29	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-4	CG	57	13.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
70	76	Jun 30	SFG	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	77	Jul 2	SFG	@	CHC	L,4-10	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	78	Jul 3	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	CF
73	79	Jul 4	SFG	@	STL	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
74	80	Jul 5 (1)	SFG	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
75	81	Jul 5 (2)	SFG	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
76	82	Jul 9	SFG	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
77	83	Jul 10	SFG	@	CIN	W,8-6	CG	47	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	84	Jul 11	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
79	85	Jul 12	SFG	@	MLN	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
80	86	Jul 13	SFG	@	MLN	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
81	87	Jul 16 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	88	Jul 16 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	89	Jul 17	SFG	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
84	90	Jul 18	SFG	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
85	91	Jul 19	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
86	92	Jul 20	SFG		LAD	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
87	93	Jul 21	SFG		LAD	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
88	94	Jul 22	SFG		STL	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
89	95	Jul 23	SFG		STL	W,5-1	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
90	96	Jul 24	SFG		CHC	W,6-5	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
91	97	Jul 25	SFG		CHC	L,3-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
92	98	Jul 26	SFG		CHC	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
93	99	Jul 28	SFG		PHI	L,2-3	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
94	100	Jul 29	SFG		PHI	L,1-3	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
95	101	Jul 30	SFG		PHI	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
96	102	Jul 31	SFG		PIT	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	103	Aug 1	SFG		PIT	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
98	104	Aug 2	SFG		PIT	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
99	105	Aug 4	SFG		MLN	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
100	106	Aug 5	SFG		MLN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
101	107	Aug 6	SFG		MLN	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
102	108	Aug 7	SFG		CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
103	110 (1)	Aug 9	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
104	111	Aug 10	SFG	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
105	112	Aug 11	SFG	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	46	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
106	113	Aug 13	SFG	@	CHC	L,9-20	CG	56	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
107	114	Aug 14	SFG	@	CHC	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
108	115	Aug 15	SFG	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
109	116	Aug 16	SFG	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
110	117	Aug 17	SFG	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
111	118	Aug 18	SFG	@	CIN	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
112	119	Aug 19	SFG	@	MLN	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
113	120	Aug 20	SFG	@	MLN	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
114	121	Aug 21 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	W,6-0	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
115	122	Aug 21 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
116	123	Aug 22	SFG	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
117	124	Aug 24	SFG	@	PIT	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
118	125	Aug 25	SFG	@	PIT	W,12-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
119	126	Aug 26	SFG	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	40	9.1	3	1	0	4	0	CF
120	127	Aug 27 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
121	128	Aug 27 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
122	129	Aug 28	SFG	@	LAD	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
123	130	Aug 30	SFG	@	LAD	L,6-7	CG	43	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
124	131	Aug 31	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-5	CG	38	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	132	Sep 2	SFG		CHC	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
126	133	Sep 3	SFG		CHC	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
127	134	Sep 4	SFG		CHC	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
128	135	Sep 5	SFG		STL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
129	136	Sep 6	SFG		STL	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
130	137	Sep 7	SFG		STL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
131	138	Sep 9	SFG		PIT	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
132	139	Sep 10	SFG		PIT	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
133	140	Sep 11	SFG		PHI	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
134	141	Sep 12	SFG		PHI	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
135	142	Sep 13	SFG		PHI	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
136	143	Sep 14	SFG		CIN	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
137	144	Sep 15	SFG		CIN	W,13-6	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
138	145	Sep 16	SFG		MLN	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
139	146	Sep 17	SFG		MLN	W,13-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
140	147	Sep 19 (1)	SFG		LAD	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
141	148	Sep 19 (2)	SFG		LAD	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
142	149	Sep 20	SFG		LAD	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
143	150	Sep 22	SFG	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	1	0	1	2	0	CF
144	151	Sep 23	SFG	@	CHC	L,8-9	CG	51	9.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
145	152	Sep 26	SFG	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	23	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
146	153	Sep 27 (1)	SFG	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
147	154	Sep 27 (2)	SFG	@	STL	L,8-14	GS	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
							147gm		1281.1	351	6	5	362	2