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Willie Mays
Willie Howard Mays Jr. (Say Hey)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: May 6, 1931 in Westfield, AL
High School: Fairfield Industrial (Fairfield, AL)
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 25, 1951
Final Game: September 9, 1973
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1979 (409/432 ballots).
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1951 20 NYG NL 121 524 464 59 127 22 5 20 68 7 4 57 60 .274 .356 .472 .828 120 219 11 2 1 *O RoY-1
1952 21 NYG NL 34 144 127 17 30 2 4 4 23 4 1 16 17 .236 .326 .409 .736 102 52 2 1 0 O
1954 23 NYG NL 151 640 565 119 195 33 13 41 110 8 5 66 57 .345 .411 .667 1.078 175 377 12 2 0 7 *8 AS,MVP-1
1955 24 NYG NL 152 670 580 123 185 18 13 51 127 24 4 79 60 .319 .400 .659 1.059 174 382 12 4 0 7 13 *8 AS,MVP-4
1956 25 NYG NL 152 650 578 101 171 27 8 36 84 40 10 68 65 .296 .369 .557 .926 146 322 16 1 0 3 20 *8 AS,MVP-17
1957 26 NYG NL 152 668 585 112 195 26 20 35 97 38 19 76 62 .333 .407 .626 1.033 173 366 14 1 0 6 15 *8 AS,MVP-4,GG
1958 27 SFG NL 152 685 600 121 208 33 11 29 96 31 6 78 56 .347 .419 .583 1.002 165 350 11 1 0 6 12 *8 AS,MVP-2,GG
1959 28 SFG NL 151 648 575 125 180 43 5 34 104 27 4 65 58 .313 .381 .583 .964 155 335 11 2 0 6 9 *8 AS,MVP-6,GG
1960 29 SFG NL 153 669 595 107 190 29 12 29 103 25 10 61 70 .319 .381 .555 .936 159 330 15 4 0 9 11 *8 AS,MVP-3,GG
1961 30 SFG NL 154 659 572 129 176 32 3 40 123 18 9 81 77 .308 .393 .584 .977 159 334 14 2 0 4 15 *8 AS,MVP-6,GG
1962 31 SFG NL 162 706 621 130 189 36 5 49 141 18 2 78 85 .304 .384 .615 .999 165 382 19 4 0 3 11 *8 AS,MVP-2,GG
1963 32 SFG NL 157 671 596 115 187 32 7 38 103 8 3 66 83 .314 .380 .582 .962 175 347 15 2 0 7 5 *8/6 AS,MVP-5,GG
1964 33 SFG NL 157 665 578 121 171 21 9 47 111 19 5 82 72 .296 .383 .607 .990 172 351 11 1 1 3 13 *8/356 AS,MVP-6,GG
1965 34 SFG NL 157 638 558 118 177 21 3 52 112 9 4 76 71 .317 .398 .645 1.043 184 360 11 0 2 2 16 *8/97 AS,MVP-1,GG
1966 35 SFG NL 152 629 552 99 159 29 4 37 103 5 1 70 81 .288 .368 .556 .924 149 307 13 2 1 4 11 *8/97 AS,MVP-3,GG
1967 36 SFG NL 141 544 486 83 128 22 2 22 70 6 0 51 92 .263 .334 .453 .787 124 220 12 2 2 3 7 *8 AS,GG
1968 37 SFG NL 148 573 498 84 144 20 5 23 79 12 6 67 81 .289 .372 .488 .860 156 243 13 2 0 6 7 *8/39 AS,MVP-13,GG
1969 38 SFG NL 117 459 403 64 114 17 3 13 58 6 2 49 71 .283 .362 .437 .798 124 176 8 3 0 4 7 8/93 AS
1970 39 SFG NL 139 566 478 94 139 15 2 28 83 5 0 79 90 .291 .390 .506 .897 139 242 7 3 0 6 3 *8/3 AS
1971 40 SFG NL 136 537 417 82 113 24 5 18 61 23 3 112 123 .271 .425 .482 .907 158 201 8 3 1 4 11 83 AS,MVP-19
1972 41 TOT NL 88 309 244 35 61 11 1 8 22 4 5 60 48 .250 .400 .402 .802 131 98 9 1 4 0 6 83 AS
1972 41 SFG NL 19 67 49 8 9 2 0 0 3 3 0 17 5 .184 .394 .224 .618 79 11 4 0 1 0 1 8
1972 41 NYM NL 69 242 195 27 52 9 1 8 19 1 5 43 43 .267 .402 .446 .848 145 87 5 1 3 0 5 83
1973 42 NYM NL 66 239 209 24 44 10 0 6 25 1 0 27 47 .211 .303 .344 .647 81 72 7 1 1 1 0 83 AS
22 Seasons 2992 12493 10881 2062 3283 523 140 660 1903 338 103 1464 1526 .302 .384 .557 .941 156 6066 251 44 13 91 192
162 Game Avg. 162 676 589 112 178 28 8 36 103 18 6 79 83 .302 .384 .557 .941 156 328 14 2 1
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
SFG (21 yrs) 2857 12012 10477 2011 3187 504 139 646 1859 336 98 1394 1436 .304 .385 .564 .949 157 5907 239 42 9 90 187
NYM (2 yrs) 135 481 404 51 96 19 1 14 44 2 5 70 90 .238 .352 .394 .746 112 159 12 2 4 1 5

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1951 20 NYG NL WS NYY L 6 24 22 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .182 .250 .182 .432 4 3 0 0 0 0
1954 23 NYG NL WS CLE W 4 18 14 4 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 4 1 .286 .444 .357 .802 5 0 0 0 0 0
1962 31 SFG NL WS NYY L 7 29 28 3 7 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 .250 .276 .321 .597 9 1 0 0 0 0
1971 40 SFG NL NLCS PIT L 4 18 15 2 4 2 0 1 3 1 0 3 3 .267 .389 .600 .989 9 0 0 0 0 0
1973 42 NYM NL NLCS CIN W 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
1973 42 NYM NL WS OAK L 3 7 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571 2 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons (6 Series) 25 99 89 12 22 5 0 1 10 3 0 10 12 .247 .323 .337 .660 30 4 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 5 21 18 3 5 2 0 1 4 1 0 3 3 .278 .381 .556 .937 10 0 0 0 0 0
4 WS 20 78 71 9 17 3 0 0 6 2 0 7 9 .239 .308 .282 .589 20 4 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1951 NYG NL 20 OF 121 374 353 12 9 2 .976 3.02 .981 2.23 0-121-0 RoY-1
1952 NYG NL 21 OF 34 116 109 6 1 2 .991 3.38 .981 2.10 0-34-0
1954 NYG NL 23 CF 151 151 1346.1 469 449 13 7 9 .985 21.0 18.7 16.0 0.8 15.3 5 3.09 3.06 .983 2.83 2.67 AS,MVP-1
1954 NYG NL 23 OF 151 151 1346.1 468 448 13 7 9 .985 21.0 18.7 16.0 0.8 15.3 5 3.08 3.05 .975 2.36 2.18 AS,MVP-1
1955 NYG NL 24 CF 152 152 1361.1 441 411 22 8 8 .982 6.8 6.0 1.8 1.6 0.3 5 2.86 2.85 .982 2.70 2.50 AS,MVP-4
1955 NYG NL 24 OF 152 152 1361.1 438 407 23 8 8 .982 6.8 6.0 1.8 1.6 0.3 5 2.84 2.83 .977 2.30 2.10 AS,MVP-4
1956 NYG NL 25 CF 152 150 1343.0 439 416 14 9 6 .979 12.7 11.3 10.7 5.9 4.8 2 2.88 2.83 .982 2.77 2.55 AS,MVP-17
1956 NYG NL 25 OF 152 150 1343.0 438 415 14 9 6 .979 12.7 11.3 10.7 5.9 4.8 2 2.87 2.82 .977 2.28 2.05 AS,MVP-17
1957 NYG NL 26 CF 150 149 1353.2 442 419 14 9 4 .980 4.0 3.5 2.0 -2.1 4.0 2 2.88 2.89 .985 2.82 2.62 AS,MVP-4,GG
1957 NYG NL 26 OF 150 149 1353.2 445 422 14 9 5 .980 4.0 3.5 2.0 -2.1 4.0 2 2.90 2.91 .980 2.29 2.07 AS,MVP-4,GG
1958 SFG NL 27 CF 151 150 1352.0 451 427 15 9 2 .980 15.1 13.4 6.1 6.7 -0.6 9 2.94 2.93 .986 2.72 2.50 AS,MVP-2,GG
1958 SFG NL 27 OF 151 150 1352.0 455 429 17 9 2 .980 15.1 13.4 6.1 6.7 -0.6 9 2.97 2.95 .980 2.26 1.95 AS,MVP-2,GG
1959 SFG NL 28 CF 147 143 1281.1 362 351 6 5 2 .986 4.4 4.1 -1.6 -0.2 -1.3 6 2.51 2.43 .980 2.63 2.24 AS,MVP-6,GG
1959 SFG NL 28 OF 147 143 1281.1 365 353 6 6 2 .984 4.4 4.1 -1.6 -0.2 -1.3 6 2.52 2.44 .977 2.21 1.90 AS,MVP-6,GG
1960 SFG NL 29 CF 152 152 1348.0 410 391 11 8 2 .980 14.1 12.6 8.1 5.2 2.9 6 2.68 2.64 .981 2.59 2.32 AS,MVP-3,GG
1960 SFG NL 29 OF 152 152 1348.0 412 392 12 8 2 .981 14.1 12.6 8.1 5.2 2.9 6 2.70 2.66 .978 2.20 1.92 AS,MVP-3,GG
1961 SFG NL 30 CF 153 151 1335.0 400 385 7 8 3 .980 14.4 12.9 7.4 5.2 2.2 7 2.64 2.56 .981 2.63 2.28 AS,MVP-6,GG
1961 SFG NL 30 OF 153 151 1335.0 400 385 7 8 3 .980 14.4 12.9 7.4 5.2 2.2 7 2.64 2.56 .977 2.16 1.86 AS,MVP-6,GG
1962 SFG NL 31 CF 162 159 1393.2 435 425 6 4 1 .991 19.9 17.1 19.9 11.4 8.5 0 2.78 2.66 .979 2.47 2.27 AS,MVP-2,GG
1962 SFG NL 31 OF 161 159 1393.2 439 429 6 4 1 .991 19.9 17.1 19.9 11.4 8.5 0 2.81 2.70 .974 2.07 1.79 AS,MVP-2,GG
1963 SFG NL 32 CF 157 155 1387.0 414 398 8 8 1 .981 11.9 10.3 10.9 3.3 7.5 1 2.63 2.59 .982 2.37 2.09 AS,MVP-5,GG
1963 SFG NL 32 OF 157 155 1387.0 412 397 7 8 1 .981 11.9 10.3 10.9 3.3 7.5 1 2.62 2.57 .977 2.01 1.75 AS,MVP-5,GG
1963 SFG NL 32 SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 4.50 4.20 AS,MVP-5,GG
1964 SFG NL 33 CF 155 151 1346.1 378 364 9 5 4 .987 17.8 15.9 12.8 6.5 6.3 5 2.49 2.41 .977 2.35 2.10 AS,MVP-6,GG
1964 SFG NL 33 OF 155 151 1346.1 386 370 10 6 4 .984 17.8 15.9 12.8 6.5 6.3 5 2.54 2.45 .973 1.99 1.72 AS,MVP-6,GG
1964 SFG NL 33 1B 1 0 7.0 7 6 1 0 1 1.000 -0.5 -85.7 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 9.00 7.00 .986 10.03 8.80 AS,MVP-6,GG
1964 SFG NL 33 3B 1 0 5.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -42.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 1.59 1.00 .900 3.02 2.60 AS,MVP-6,GG
1964 SFG NL 33 SS 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -120.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.10 4.30 AS,MVP-6,GG
1965 SFG NL 34 OF 151 148 1275.1 356 337 13 6 4 .983 15.3 14.4 12.3 7.8 4.6 3 2.47 2.32 .975 2.00 1.75 AS,MVP-1,GG
1965 SFG NL 34 CF 148 144 1242.0 338 323 10 5 4 .985 13.4 12.9 11.4 6.9 4.6 2 2.41 2.25 .981 2.30 2.00 AS,MVP-1,GG
1965 SFG NL 34 RF 4 3 24.1 8 5 2 1 0 .875 0.6 29.6 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 1 2.59 1.75 .975 1.96 1.72 AS,MVP-1,GG
1965 SFG NL 34 LF 1 1 9.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.3 173.3 1.3 1.3 0.0 0 6.00 6.00 .967 1.70 1.40 AS,MVP-1,GG
1966 SFG NL 35 OF 150 147 1286.0 385 370 8 7 2 .982 18.1 16.9 16.1 4.8 11.3 2 2.65 2.52 .974 2.03 1.78 AS,MVP-3,GG
1966 SFG NL 35 CF 145 142 1247.0 373 358 8 7 2 .981 17.7 17.0 15.7 4.2 11.5 2 2.64 2.52 .980 2.38 2.11 AS,MVP-3,GG
1966 SFG NL 35 RF 5 5 38.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 15.8 0.5 0.7 -0.2 0 2.13 1.80 .978 1.97 1.68 AS,MVP-3,GG
1966 SFG NL 35 LF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.40 AS,MVP-3,GG
1967 SFG NL 36 CF 134 123 1075.1 288 278 3 7 0 .976 2.2 2.5 4.2 0.3 3.9 -2 2.35 2.10 .981 2.30 2.04 AS,GG
1967 SFG NL 36 OF 134 123 1075.1 287 277 3 7 0 .976 2.2 2.5 4.2 0.3 3.9 -2 2.34 2.09 .976 2.03 1.81 AS,GG
1968 SFG NL 37 OF 142 129 1143.2 315 301 7 7 2 .978 2.3 2.4 -0.7 -2.3 1.6 3 2.42 2.17 .975 2.02 1.82 AS,MVP-13,GG
1968 SFG NL 37 CF 141 128 1134.2 316 302 7 7 2 .978 2.9 3.1 -0.1 -2.3 2.2 3 2.45 2.19 .978 2.39 2.18 AS,MVP-13,GG
1968 SFG NL 37 1B 1 1 9.0 9 9 0 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 9.00 .989 10.10 8.90 AS,MVP-13,GG
1968 SFG NL 37 RF 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -80.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 2.00 2.00 1.000 2.00 1.80 AS,MVP-13,GG
1969 SFG NL 38 OF 108 96 867.0 208 199 4 5 0 .976 -2.4 -3.3 -2.4 -2.3 0.0 0 2.11 1.88 .973 2.02 1.75 AS
1969 SFG NL 38 CF 106 94 853.0 211 202 4 5 0 .976 -3.0 -4.2 -3.0 -3.0 0.0 0 2.17 1.94 .977 2.30 2.07 AS
1969 SFG NL 38 RF 2 2 14.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 51.4 0.6 0.7 0.0 0 3.21 2.50 .980 1.86 1.60 AS
1969 SFG NL 38 1B 1 1 9.0 6 6 0 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 6.00 6.00 1.000 9.80 8.80 AS
1970 SFG NL 39 OF 129 117 1040.0 282 269 6 7 3 .975 -2.1 -2.4 -4.1 -7.9 3.8 2 2.38 2.13 .976 2.07 1.78 AS
1970 SFG NL 39 CF 128 117 1040.0 285 272 6 7 3 .975 -2.1 -2.4 -4.1 -7.9 3.8 2 2.41 2.17 .978 2.34 2.07 AS
1970 SFG NL 39 1B 5 4 35.0 37 34 3 0 3 1.000 0.2 6.9 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 9.51 7.40 .992 9.67 8.36 AS
1971 SFG NL 40 CF 84 77 654.1 202 193 3 6 1 .970 2.8 5.1 5.8 5.6 0.2 -3 2.70 2.33 .982 2.64 2.30 AS,MVP-19
1971 SFG NL 40 OF 84 77 654.1 200 192 2 6 1 .970 2.8 5.1 5.8 5.6 0.2 -3 2.67 2.31 .979 2.19 1.92 AS,MVP-19
1971 SFG NL 40 1B 48 39 371.2 422 384 27 11 43 .974 -1.9 -6.1 -1.9 -2.5 0.6 0 9.95 8.56 .992 9.88 8.58 AS,MVP-19
1972 TOT NL 41 CF 64 57 495.0 143 137 3 3 1 .979 -1.9 -4.6 -0.9 0.0 -1.0 -1 2.55 2.19 .980 2.60 2.35 AS
1972 TOT NL 41 OF 63 57 495.0 144 138 3 3 1 .979 -1.9 -4.6 -0.9 0.0 -1.0 -1 2.56 2.24 .978 2.18 1.96 AS
1972 SFG NL 41 CF 14 13 113.1 30 30 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -8.5 -0.8 -0.3 -0.5 0 2.38 2.14 .980 2.60 2.35
1972 SFG NL 41 OF 14 13 113.1 29 29 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -8.5 -0.8 -0.3 -0.5 0 2.30 2.07 .976 2.18 1.96
1972 NYM NL 41 CF 50 44 381.2 113 107 3 3 1 .973 -1.1 -3.5 -0.1 0.3 -0.5 -1 2.59 2.20 .981 2.60 2.35
1972 NYM NL 41 OF 49 44 381.2 115 109 3 3 1 .974 -1.1 -3.5 -0.1 0.3 -0.5 -1 2.64 2.29 .978 2.18 1.96
1972 NYM NL 41 1B 11 9 84.0 78 75 2 1 3 .987 -2.0 -28.6 -2.0 -1.1 -0.9 0 8.25 7.00 .992 9.73 8.42 AS
1973 NYM NL 42 CF 45 41 338.2 105 103 1 1 0 .990 2.0 7.1 4.0 2.9 1.1 -2 2.76 2.31 .980 2.63 2.27 AS
1973 NYM NL 42 OF 45 41 338.2 106 103 2 1 0 .991 2.0 7.1 4.0 2.9 1.1 -2 2.79 2.33 .976 2.23 1.96 AS
1973 NYM NL 42 1B 17 14 121.1 150 143 4 3 9 .980 -0.9 -8.9 -0.9 -1.0 0.1 0 10.90 8.65 .992 9.83 8.40 AS
22 Seasons OF 2842 2598 23023.0 7431 7095 195 141 60 .981 178.4 9.3 128.4 53.2 75.4 50 2.85 2.57 .977 2.14 1.91 2-2832-12
20 Seasons (incomplete) CF 2677 2586 22927.2 6902 6604 170 128 55 .981 176.1 9.2 127.1 51.0 76.2 49 2.66 2.53 .981 2.54 2.28
7 Seasons 1B 84 68 637.0 709 657 37 15 61 .979 -5.3 -10.0 -5.3 -4.9 -0.4 0 9.81 8.26 .992 9.84 8.52
4 Seasons RF 12 11 85.1 24 21 2 1 0 .958 1.1 15.5 0.1 1.0 -0.8 1 2.43 1.92 .979 1.95 1.69
2 Seasons LF 2 1 10.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.2 144.0 1.2 1.2 0.0 0 6.30 3.50 .971 1.71 1.40
2 Seasons SS 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -120.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 4.95 4.25
1 Season 3B 1 0 5.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -42.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 1.59 1.00 .900 3.02 2.60
22 Seasons TOT 2929 2666 23669.2 8141 7752 233 156 121 .981 172.5 8.7 122.5 47.7 75.0 50 0 3.04 2.73 .959 2.35 2.10 2-2832-12
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
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 (yr-lg-award)
1951-NL-Rookie of the Year
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 (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1954-NL-1-84%
1955-NL-4-49%
1956-NL-17-4%
1957-NL-4-52%
1958-NL-2-55%
1959-NL-6-25%
1960-NL-3-46%
1961-NL-6-31%
1962-NL-2-72%
1963-NL-5-36%
1964-NL-6-24%
1965-NL-1-80%
1966-NL-3-40%
1968-NL-13-5%
1971-NL-19-3%
2 MVPs
6.06 Career Shares (4th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1954 NL--.345--1st
1955 NL--.319--2nd
1957 NL--.333--2nd
1958 NL--.347--2nd
1959 NL--.313--5th
1960 NL--.319--3rd
1961 NL--.308--8th
1963 NL--.314--6th
1965 NL--.317--3rd
Career--.302--187th

On-Base% s c a p y
1954 NL--.411--5th
1955 NL--.400--5th
1956 NL--.369--9th
1957 NL--.407--2nd
1958 NL--.419--3rd
1959 NL--.381--8th
1960 NL--.381--5th
1961 NL--.393--5th
1962 NL--.384--7th
1963 NL--.380--3rd
1964 NL--.383--6th
1965 NL--.398--1st
1966 NL--.368--9th
1968 NL--.372--5th
1971 NL--.425--1st
Career--.384--142nd

Slugging % s c a p y
1954 NL--.667--1st
1955 NL--.659--1st
1956 NL--.557--5th
1957 NL--.626--1st
1958 NL--.583--2nd
1959 NL--.583--5th
1960 NL--.555--4th
1961 NL--.584--4th
1962 NL--.615--3rd
1963 NL--.582--2nd
1964 NL--.607--1st
1965 NL--.645--1st
1966 NL--.556--5th
1968 NL--.488--5th
Career--.557--21st

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1954 NL--1.078--1st
1955 NL--1.059--1st
1956 NL--.926--4th
1957 NL--1.033--2nd
1958 NL--1.002--1st
1959 NL--.964--5th
1960 NL--.936--3rd
1961 NL--.977--2nd
1962 NL--.999--3rd
1963 NL--.962--2nd
1964 NL--.990--1st
1965 NL--1.043--1st
1966 NL--.924--6th
1968 NL--.860--4th
1971 NL--.907--4th
Career--.941--30th

Games Played s c a p y
1955 NL--152--9th
1956 NL--152--10th
1957 NL--152--5th
1958 NL--152--3rd
1959 NL--151--8th
1960 NL--153--4th
1961 NL--154--2nd
1962 NL--162--4th
Career--2992--9th

At Bats s c a p y
1957 NL--585--9th
1958 NL--600--6th
1960 NL--595--4th
1962 NL--621--9th
Career--10881--11th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1955 NL--670--7th
1957 NL--668--10th
1958 NL--685--2nd
1960 NL--669--6th
1961 NL--659--7th
1962 NL--706--5th
Career--12493--11th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1954 NL--119--3rd
1955 NL--123--2nd
1956 NL--101--6th
1957 NL--112--3rd
1958 NL--121--1st
1959 NL--125--2nd
1960 NL--107--3rd
1961 NL--129--1st
1962 NL--130--2nd
1963 NL--115--2nd
1964 NL--121--2nd
1965 NL--118--2nd
1966 NL--99--6th
1968 NL--84--10th
Career--2062--7th

Hits s c a p y
1954 NL--195--3rd
1955 NL--185--5th
1956 NL--171--9th
1957 NL--195--4th
1958 NL--208--2nd
1959 NL--180--6th
1960 NL--190--1st
1961 NL--176--6th
1962 NL--189--8th
1963 NL--187--7th
Career--3283--11th

Total Bases s c a p y
1954 NL--377--2nd
1955 NL--382--1st
1956 NL--322--3rd
1957 NL--366--2nd
1958 NL--350--2nd
1959 NL--335--4th
1960 NL--330--3rd
1961 NL--334--3rd
1962 NL--382--1st
1963 NL--347--2nd
1964 NL--351--2nd
1965 NL--360--1st
1966 NL--307--5th
Career--6066--3rd

Doubles s c a p y
1954 NL--33--10th
1956 NL--27--10th
1958 NL--33--6th
1959 NL--43--3rd
1960 NL--29--6th
1961 NL--32--3rd
1962 NL--36--2nd
1963 NL--32--8th
1966 NL--29--8th
Career--523--36th

Triples s c a p y
1954 NL--13--1st
1955 NL--13--1st
1956 NL--8--8th
1957 NL--20--1st
1958 NL--11--2nd
1960 NL--12--2nd
1964 NL--9--7th
Career--140--64th

Home Runs s c a p y
1954 NL--41--3rd
1955 NL--51--1st
1956 NL--36--5th
1957 NL--35--4th
1958 NL--29--6th
1959 NL--34--5th
1960 NL--29--6th
1961 NL--40--2nd
1962 NL--49--1st
1963 NL--38--3rd
1964 NL--47--1st
1965 NL--52--1st
1966 NL--37--3rd
1968 NL--23--9th
Career--660--4th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1954 NL--110--6th
1955 NL--127--2nd
1957 NL--97--6th
1958 NL--96--4th
1959 NL--104--7th
1960 NL--103--4th
1961 NL--123--3rd
1962 NL--141--2nd
1963 NL--103--5th
1964 NL--111--3rd
1965 NL--112--3rd
1966 NL--103--4th
Career--1903--10th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1955 NL--79--8th
1957 NL--76--6th
1958 NL--78--5th
1960 NL--61--9th
1961 NL--81--3rd
1962 NL--78--4th
1963 NL--66--7th
1964 NL--82--3rd
1965 NL--76--6th
1966 NL--70--6th
1968 NL--67--7th
1971 NL--112--1st
Career--1464--20th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1971 NL--123--5th
Career--1526--40th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1954 NL--8--8th
1955 NL--24--2nd
1956 NL--40--1st
1957 NL--38--1st
1958 NL--31--1st
1959 NL--27--1st
1960 NL--25--4th
1961 NL--18--5th
1962 NL--18--7th
1964 NL--19--7th
1971 NL--23--8th
Career--338--115th

Singles s c a p y
1958 NL--135--2nd
1960 NL--120--8th
Career--1960--53rd

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1954 NL--175--1st
1955 NL--174--1st
1956 NL--146--4th
1957 NL--173--1st
1958 NL--165--1st
1959 NL--155--3rd
1960 NL--159--3rd
1961 NL--159--3rd
1962 NL--165--3rd
1963 NL--175--2nd
1964 NL--172--1st
1965 NL--184--1st
1966 NL--149--6th
1968 NL--156--4th
1971 NL--158--4th
Career--156--21st

Runs Created s c a p y
1954 NL--155--2nd
1955 NL--157--1st
1956 NL--118--4th
1957 NL--145--1st
1958 NL--152--1st
1959 NL--131--3rd
1960 NL--124--2nd
1961 NL--130--3rd
1962 NL--146--2nd
1963 NL--131--2nd
1964 NL--136--1st
1965 NL--143--1st
1966 NL--113--7th
1968 NL--91--9th
Career--2368--7th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1954 NL--61--3rd
1955 NL--61--1st
1956 NL--37--4th
1957 NL--60--1st
1958 NL--58--1st
1959 NL--46--3rd
1960 NL--48--3rd
1961 NL--50--3rd
1962 NL--56--3rd
1963 NL--57--2nd
1964 NL--55--1st
1965 NL--63--1st
1966 NL--38--7th
1968 NL--36--6th
1971 NL--40--5th
Career--844--11th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1954 NL--5.8--3rd
1955 NL--5.8--1st
1956 NL--3.7--3rd
1957 NL--5.8--1st
1958 NL--5.5--1st
1959 NL--4.4--3rd
1960 NL--4.8--2nd
1961 NL--4.8--3rd
1962 NL--5.5--2nd
1963 NL--6.0--2nd
1964 NL--5.7--1st
1965 NL--6.4--1st
1966 NL--3.8--6th
1968 NL--3.9--6th
1971 NL--4.1--5th
Career--84.0--11th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1954 NL--87--2nd
1955 NL--82--1st
1956 NL--71--4th
1957 NL--81--2nd
1958 NL--73--2nd
1959 NL--82--2nd
1960 NL--70--3rd
1961 NL--75--4th
1962 NL--90--2nd
1963 NL--77--1st
1964 NL--77--2nd
1965 NL--76--2nd
1966 NL--70--3rd
Career--1323--5th

Times On Base s c a p y
1954 NL--263--7th
1955 NL--268--3rd
1956 NL--240--8th
1957 NL--272--2nd
1958 NL--287--2nd
1959 NL--247--9th
1960 NL--255--3rd
1961 NL--259--3rd
1962 NL--271--2nd
1963 NL--255--5th
1964 NL--254--8th
1965 NL--253--8th
1966 NL--231--9th
Career--4791--11th

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

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1955 NL--4--10th
1960 NL--4--9th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1955 NL--7--8th
1957 NL--6--8th
1959 NL--6--8th
1960 NL--9--3rd
1963 NL--7--4th
1968 NL--6--10th
Career--91--49th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1955 NL--13--5th
1956 NL--20--3rd
1957 NL--15--2nd
1958 NL--12--4th
1960 NL--11--7th
1961 NL--15--5th
1962 NL--11--5th
1964 NL--13--5th
1965 NL--16--4th
Career--192--16th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1956 NL--16--9th
1957 NL--14--9th
1960 NL--15--7th
1962 NL--19--2nd
Career--251--25th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1956 NL--10--1st
1957 NL--19--1st
1958 NL--6--8th
1960 NL--10--5th
1961 NL--9--4th
Career--103--104th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1954 NL--13.4--3rd
1955 NL--32.6--1st
1956 NL--37.9--1st
1957 NL--36.4--1st
1958 NL--30.0--1st
1959 NL--30.1--1st
1960 NL--26.9--1st
1961 NL--24.8--3rd
1962 NL--26.3--1st
1963 NL--13.2--10th
1964 NL--27.1--1st
1965 NL--15.3--10th
1968 NL--15.8--3rd
1971 NL--20.2--2nd
Career--447.1--3rd

AB per SO s c a p y
1959 NL--9.914--10th

AB per HR s c a p y
1954 NL--13.780--4th
1955 NL--11.373--1st
1956 NL--16.056--7th
1957 NL--16.714--5th
1958 NL--20.690--7th
1959 NL--16.912--6th
1960 NL--20.517--8th
1961 NL--14.300--2nd
1962 NL--12.673--1st
1963 NL--15.684--3rd
1964 NL--12.298--1st
1965 NL--10.731--1st
1966 NL--14.919--5th
1967 NL--22.091--8th
1968 NL--21.652--9th
Career--16.486--39th

Outs Made s c a p y
1960 NL--439--8th
Career--8056--12th

Oldest s c a p y
1968 NL--born 1931-05-06--8th
1969 NL--born 1931-05-06--7th
1970 NL--born 1931-05-06--5th
1971 NL--born 1931-05-06--4th
1972 NL--born 1931-05-06--3rd
1973 NL--born 1931-05-06--2nd

Youngest s c a p y
1951 NL--born 1931-05-06--5th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 38 (24), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 259 (4), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 368 (5), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 76 (3), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Frank Robinson (830) *
  2. Ken Griffey (795)
  3. Hank Aaron (783) *
  4. Mel Ott (775) *
  5. Barry Bonds (762)
  6. Rafael Palmeiro (748)
  7. Stan Musial (745) *
  8. Dave Winfield (738) *
  9. Eddie Murray (718) *
  10. Babe Ruth (690) *
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  1. Juan Gonzalez (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Vladimir Guerrero (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Vladimir Guerrero (933)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Vladimir Guerrero (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Vladimir Guerrero (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Vladimir Guerrero (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Vladimir Guerrero (928)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Duke Snider (929) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Duke Snider (932) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Duke Snider (910) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Vladimir Guerrero (887)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Frank Robinson (886) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Mickey Mantle (890) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Frank Robinson (883) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Frank Robinson (889) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Frank Robinson (885) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Frank Robinson (882) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Frank Robinson (875) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  19. Frank Robinson (856) * 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

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.

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