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Bill Mazeroski
William Stanley Mazeroski (Maz) Position: Second Baseman
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Born: September 5, 1936 in Wheeling, WV
High School: Warren Consolidated HS (Tiltonsville, OH)
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1954.
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Debut: July 7, 1956 (Age 19)
Team: Pirates 1956-1972
Final Game: October 4, 1972 (Age 36)
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 2001.
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| All-Time Rank (among batters): #319. Joe Judge… #320. Gil McDougald… #321. Garret Anderson… #322. BILL MAZEROSKI… #323. Johnny Evers… #324. George Burns… #325. Jack Fournier… |
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
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| 1956 | 19 | PIT | NL | 81 | 277 | 255 | 30 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 24 | .243 | .293 | .318 | .611 | 67 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1957 | 20 | PIT | NL | 148 | 568 | 526 | 59 | 149 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 49 | .283 | .318 | .407 | .725 | 96 | 214 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | *4 | |
| 1958 | 21 | PIT | NL | 152 | 607 | 567 | 69 | 156 | 24 | 6 | 19 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 71 | .275 | .308 | .439 | .747 | 97 | 249 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | *4 | AS,MVP-8,GG |
| 1959 | 22 | PIT | NL | 135 | 537 | 493 | 50 | 119 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 54 | .241 | .283 | .339 | .621 | 66 | 167 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | *4 | AS |
| 1960 | 23 | PIT | NL | 151 | 591 | 538 | 58 | 147 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 50 | .273 | .320 | .392 | .712 | 94 | 211 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | *4 | AS,GG |
| 1961 | 24 | PIT | NL | 152 | 595 | 558 | 71 | 148 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 55 | .265 | .298 | .380 | .678 | 80 | 212 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | *4 | GG |
| 1962 | 25 | PIT | NL | 159 | 617 | 572 | 55 | 155 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 81 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 47 | .271 | .315 | .418 | .733 | 95 | 239 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | *4 | AS |
| 1963 | 26 | PIT | NL | 142 | 576 | 534 | 43 | 131 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 46 | .245 | .286 | .343 | .629 | 81 | 183 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | *4 | AS,GG |
| 1964 | 27 | PIT | NL | 162 | 644 | 601 | 66 | 161 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 52 | .268 | .300 | .381 | .681 | 92 | 229 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 11 | *4 | AS,GG |
| 1965 | 28 | PIT | NL | 130 | 527 | 494 | 52 | 134 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 34 | .271 | .294 | .346 | .641 | 80 | 171 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | *4 | GG |
| 1966 | 29 | PIT | NL | 162 | 660 | 621 | 56 | 163 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 82 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 62 | .262 | .296 | .398 | .694 | 91 | 247 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | *4 | MVP-23,GG |
| 1967 | 30 | PIT | NL | 163 | 679 | 639 | 62 | 167 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 77 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 55 | .261 | .292 | .352 | .644 | 84 | 225 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | *4 | AS,GG |
| 1968 | 31 | PIT | NL | 143 | 556 | 506 | 36 | 127 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 38 | .251 | .304 | .312 | .616 | 87 | 158 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | *4 | |
| 1969 | 32 | PIT | NL | 67 | 256 | 227 | 13 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 16 | .229 | .298 | .308 | .606 | 72 | 70 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1970 | 33 | PIT | NL | 112 | 404 | 367 | 29 | 84 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 40 | .229 | .283 | .324 | .607 | 65 | 119 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | |
| 1971 | 34 | PIT | NL | 70 | 213 | 193 | 17 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | .254 | .303 | .295 | .599 | 69 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4/5 | |
| 1972 | 35 | PIT | NL | 34 | 72 | 64 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .188 | .217 | .250 | .467 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4/5 | |
| 17 Yrs | 2163 | 8379 | 7755 | 769 | 2016 | 294 | 62 | 138 | 853 | 27 | 23 | 447 | 706 | .260 | .299 | .367 | .667 | 84 | 2848 | 194 | 20 | 87 | 70 | 110 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 628 | 581 | 58 | 151 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 53 | .260 | .299 | .367 | .667 | 84 | 213 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | |||||
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | RAA | WAA | Rrep | RAR | WAR | waaWL% | 162WL% | oWAR | dWAR | oRAR | Pos | Awards | |
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| 1956 | 19 | PIT | NL | 81 | 277 | -11 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | -0.9 | 10 | 4 | 0.2 | .491 | .496 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1957 | 20 | PIT | NL | 148 | 568 | 1 | -3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 1.1 | 21 | 34 | 3.3 | .509 | .508 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 25 | *4 | ||
| 1958 | 21 | PIT | NL | 152 | 607 | -1 | -0 | -1 | 23 | 5 | 26 | 2.6 | 23 | 48 | 4.9 | .518 | .517 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 26 | *4 | AS,MVP-8,GG | |
| 1959 | 22 | PIT | NL | 135 | 537 | -19 | -1 | -0 | -2 | 4 | -18 | -1.9 | 20 | 2 | 0.2 | .486 | .488 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4 | *4 | AS | |
| 1960 | 23 | PIT | NL | 151 | 591 | -9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0.2 | 22 | 25 | 2.5 | .502 | .502 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 19 | *4 | AS,GG | |
| 1961 | 24 | PIT | NL | 152 | 595 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | -5 | -0.5 | 23 | 18 | 1.8 | .496 | .497 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 10 | *4 | GG | |
| 1962 | 25 | PIT | NL | 159 | 617 | -11 | -0 | -1 | 7 | 4 | -1 | -0.1 | 23 | 22 | 2.3 | .499 | .499 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 15 | *4 | AS | |
| 1963 | 26 | PIT | NL | 142 | 576 | -9 | 2 | -1 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 2.3 | 22 | 41 | 4.7 | .516 | .514 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 18 | *4 | AS,GG | |
| 1964 | 27 | PIT | NL | 162 | 644 | -5 | -2 | -3 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1.1 | 24 | 32 | 3.6 | .506 | .506 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 19 | *4 | AS,GG | |
| 1965 | 28 | PIT | NL | 130 | 527 | -11 | 1 | -1 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 1.3 | 20 | 32 | 3.3 | .510 | .508 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 13 | *4 | GG | |
| 1966 | 29 | PIT | NL | 162 | 660 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 24 | 27 | 2.9 | .502 | .502 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 18 | *4 | MVP-23,GG | |
| 1967 | 30 | PIT | NL | 163 | 679 | -11 | 1 | -1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 24 | 26 | 2.8 | .501 | .501 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 18 | *4 | AS,GG | |
| 1968 | 31 | PIT | NL | 143 | 556 | -9 | -4 | -1 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0.9 | 19 | 24 | 2.9 | .504 | .504 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 9 | $50,000 | *4 | |
| 1969 | 32 | PIT | NL | 67 | 256 | -8 | -0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | -0.3 | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | .494 | .498 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1970 | 33 | PIT | NL | 112 | 404 | -18 | -0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | -3 | -0.2 | 14 | 10 | 1.1 | .497 | .498 | -0.1 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1971 | 34 | PIT | NL | 70 | 213 | -8 | -0 | -0 | -3 | 1 | -10 | -1.1 | 7 | -3 | -0.3 | .484 | .493 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0 | 4/5 | ||
| 1972 | 35 | PIT | NL | 34 | 72 | -6 | -1 | -0 | -1 | 0 | -7 | -0.8 | 2 | -4 | -0.6 | .477 | .495 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -4 | 4/5 | ||
| 17 Seasons | 2163 | 8379 | -165 | -6 | -3 | 147 | 61 | 35 | 4.6 | 308 | 343 | 36.1 | .502 | .501 | 19.0 | 23.9 | 196 | $50,000 | |||||
| Lg | G | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | RAA | WAA | Rrep | RAR | WAR | waaWL% | 162WL% | oWAR | dWAR | oRAR | Pos | Awards | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
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| 1960 | 23 | PIT | NL | WS | NYY | W | 7 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .320 | .320 | .640 | .960 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | 33 | PIT | NL | NLCS | CIN | L | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | 34 | PIT | NL | NLCS | SFG | W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | 34 | PIT | NL | WS | BAL | W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | 35 | PIT | NL | NLCS | CIN | L | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 Yrs (5 Series) | 12 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .323 | .364 | .581 | .944 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 NLCS | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .400 | .571 | .400 | .971 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 WS | 8 | 27 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .308 | .308 | .615 | .923 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
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| 1956 | PIT | NL | 19 | 2B | 81 | 81 | 66 | 671.0 | 413 | 163 | 242 | 8 | 56 | .981 | 2 | 4 | 5.43 | 5.00 | .980 | 5.34 | 5.28 | |
| 1957 | PIT | NL | 20 | 2B | 144 | 141 | 127 | 1238.1 | 768 | 308 | 443 | 17 | 96 | .978 | 8 | 8 | 5.46 | 5.22 | .977 | 5.37 | 5.41 | |
| 1958 | PIT | NL | 21 | 2B | 152 | 152 | 151 | 1344.0 | 857 | 344 | 496 | 17 | 118 | .980 | 23 | 20 | 5.62 | 5.53 | .975 | 5.33 | 5.30 | AS,MVP-8,GG |
| 1959 | PIT | NL | 22 | 2B | 133 | 129 | 126 | 1167.1 | 689 | 303 | 373 | 13 | 100 | .981 | -2 | -2 | 5.21 | 5.08 | .976 | 5.27 | 5.22 | AS |
| 1960 | PIT | NL | 23 | 2B | 151 | 150 | 145 | 1341.2 | 872 | 413 | 449 | 10 | 127 | .989 | 5 | 5 | 5.78 | 5.71 | .974 | 5.20 | 5.19 | AS,GG |
| 1961 | PIT | NL | 24 | 2B | 152 | 151 | 148 | 1333.0 | 938 | 410 | 505 | 23 | 144 | .975 | 8 | 7 | 6.18 | 6.02 | .976 | 5.51 | 5.45 | GG |
| 1962 | PIT | NL | 25 | 2B | 159 | 159 | 159 | 1410.1 | 948 | 425 | 509 | 14 | 138 | .985 | 7 | 6 | 5.96 | 5.87 | .974 | 5.30 | 5.25 | AS |
| 1963 | PIT | NL | 26 | 2B | 138 | 138 | 136 | 1229.0 | 860 | 340 | 506 | 14 | 131 | .984 | 23 | 23 | 6.20 | 6.13 | .974 | 5.21 | 5.19 | AS,GG |
| 1964 | PIT | NL | 27 | 2B | 162 | 162 | 160 | 1438.2 | 912 | 346 | 543 | 23 | 122 | .975 | 13 | 11 | 5.56 | 5.49 | .973 | 5.22 | 5.19 | AS,GG |
| 1965 | PIT | NL | 28 | 2B | 127 | 125 | 122 | 1131.2 | 738 | 290 | 439 | 9 | 113 | .988 | 18 | 20 | 5.80 | 5.74 | .974 | 5.28 | 5.28 | GG |
| 1966 | PIT | NL | 29 | 2B | 162 | 162 | 157 | 1452.1 | 957 | 411 | 538 | 8 | 161 | .992 | 9 | 7 | 5.88 | 5.86 | .978 | 5.33 | 5.33 | MVP-23,GG |
| 1967 | PIT | NL | 30 | 2B | 163 | 160 | 159 | 1437.1 | 933 | 417 | 498 | 18 | 131 | .981 | 8 | 7 | 5.73 | 5.61 | .976 | 5.26 | 5.26 | AS,GG |
| 1968 | PIT | NL | 31 | 2B | 142 | 138 | 132 | 1255.2 | 801 | 319 | 467 | 15 | 107 | .981 | 15 | 14 | 5.63 | 5.54 | .977 | 5.21 | 5.22 | |
| 1969 | PIT | NL | 32 | 2B | 65 | 64 | 57 | 545.1 | 330 | 134 | 192 | 4 | 46 | .988 | 3 | 6 | 5.38 | 5.02 | .974 | 5.19 | 5.15 | |
| 1970 | PIT | NL | 33 | 2B | 102 | 99 | 96 | 888.1 | 559 | 227 | 325 | 7 | 87 | .987 | 10 | 14 | 5.59 | 5.41 | .979 | 5.32 | 5.30 | |
| 1971 | PIT | NL | 34 | 2B | 46 | 37 | 33 | 345.1 | 219 | 95 | 121 | 3 | 22 | .986 | -2 | -5 | 5.63 | 4.70 | .978 | 5.47 | 5.46 | |
| 1971 | PIT | NL | 34 | 3B | 7 | 6 | 3 | 50.2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -2 | -36 | 1.24 | 1.00 | .949 | 2.81 | 2.80 | |
| 1972 | PIT | NL | 35 | 2B | 15 | 12 | 11 | 107.0 | 69 | 29 | 39 | 1 | 7 | .986 | -1 | -13 | 5.72 | 4.53 | .978 | 5.36 | 5.38 | |
| 1972 | PIT | NL | 35 | 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 55 | 2.77 | 1.33 | .945 | 2.84 | 2.87 | |
| 17 Seasons | 2B | 2094 | 2060 | 1985 | 18336.1 | 11863 | 4974 | 6685 | 204 | 1706 | .983 | 148 | 10 | 5.72 | 5.57 | .976 | 5.30 | 5.28 | ||||
| 2 Seasons | 3B | 10 | 7 | 3 | 63.2 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -1 | -17 | 1.55 | 1.10 | .947 | 2.81 | 2.82 | ||||
| 17 Seasons | TOT | 2104 | 2067 | 1988 | 18400.0 | 11874 | 4976 | 6694 | 204 | 1706 | .983 | 147 | 10 | 5.71 | 5.55 | .976 | 5.29 | 5.27 | ||||
| Lg | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards | |||
Hall of Fame
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MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
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| Black Ink | Batting - 2 (610), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
| Gray Ink | Batting - 12 (1324), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 71 (270), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 16 (1002), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
| JAWS | Second Base (47th), 36.1 career WAR/25.6 7yr-peak WAR/30.9 JAWS Average HOF 2B (out of 19) = 69.5 career WAR/44.5 7yr-peak WAR/57.0 JAWS |
| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes/Other Sources |
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| 1968 | 31 | Pittsburgh Pirates | $50,000 | 3/9/68 TSN | 2/17/68 TSN: $40,000 |
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $50,000 | ||||
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