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Maury Wills
Maurice Morning Wills
All-Star Player
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: October 2, 1932 in Washington, DC
High School: Cardozo (Washington, DC)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 6, 1959
Final Game: October 4, 1972
Relatives: Father of Bump Wills
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Standard Batting

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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
1959 26 LAD NL 83 258 242 27 63 5 2 0 7 7 3 13 27 .260 .298 .298 .596 55 72 3 0 3 0 5 6
1960 27 LAD NL 148 559 516 75 152 15 2 0 27 50 12 35 47 .295 .342 .331 .673 81 171 11 3 3 2 8 *6 MVP-17
1961 28 LAD NL 148 687 613 105 173 12 10 1 31 35 15 59 50 .282 .346 .339 .685 78 208 6 1 13 1 2 *6 AS,MVP-9,GG
1962 29 LAD NL 165 759 695 130 208 13 10 6 48 104 13 51 57 .299 .347 .373 .720 100 259 7 2 7 4 1 *6 AS,MVP-1,GG
1963 30 LAD NL 134 580 527 83 159 19 3 0 34 40 19 44 48 .302 .355 .349 .704 111 184 3 1 5 3 0 *65 AS,MVP-17
1964 31 LAD NL 158 685 630 81 173 15 5 2 34 53 17 41 73 .275 .318 .324 .641 87 204 6 0 11 3 0 *6/5
1965 32 LAD NL 158 710 650 92 186 14 7 0 33 94 31 40 64 .286 .330 .329 .660 93 214 6 4 14 2 2 *6 AS,MVP-3
1966 33 LAD NL 143 643 594 60 162 14 2 1 39 38 24 34 60 .273 .314 .308 .622 81 183 6 2 13 0 0 *6/5 AS,MVP-21
1967 34 PIT NL 149 664 616 92 186 12 9 3 45 29 10 31 44 .302 .334 .365 .700 101 225 6 1 12 4 1 *5/6
1968 35 PIT NL 153 685 627 76 174 12 6 0 31 52 21 45 57 .278 .326 .316 .642 96 198 10 1 11 1 1 *56
1969 36 TOT NL 151 690 623 80 171 10 8 4 47 40 21 59 61 .274 .337 .335 .673 94 209 7 1 5 2 2 *6/4 MVP-11
1969 36 MON NL 47 211 189 23 42 3 0 0 8 15 6 20 21 .222 .295 .238 .533 52 45 3 0 1 1 0 6/4
1969 36 LAD NL 104 479 434 57 129 7 8 4 39 25 15 39 40 .297 .356 .378 .734 113 164 4 1 4 1 2 6
1970 37 LAD NL 132 578 522 77 141 19 3 0 34 28 13 50 34 .270 .333 .318 .651 80 166 10 0 5 1 2 *6/5
1971 38 LAD NL 149 654 601 73 169 14 3 3 44 15 8 40 44 .281 .323 .329 .652 91 198 8 0 7 6 2 *6/5 MVP-6
1972 39 LAD NL 71 152 132 16 17 3 1 0 4 1 1 10 18 .129 .190 .167 .357 3 22 3 0 10 0 0 65
14 Seasons 1942 8304 7588 1067 2134 177 71 20 458 586 208 552 684 .281 .330 .331 .661 88 2513 92 16 119 29 26
162 Game Avg. 162 693 633 89 178 15 6 2 38 49 17 46 57 .281 .330 .331 .661 88 210 8 1 10 2 2
LAD (12 yrs) 1593 6744 6156 876 1732 150 56 17 374 490 171 456 562 .281 .331 .332 .663 87 2045 73 14 95 23 24
PIT (2 yrs) 302 1349 1243 168 360 24 15 3 76 81 31 76 101 .290 .330 .340 .671 98 423 16 2 23 5 2
MON (1 yr) 47 211 189 23 42 3 0 0 8 15 6 20 21 .222 .295 .238 .533 52 45 3 0 1 1 0

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
1959 26 LAD NL WS CHW W 6 20 20 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 5 0 0 0 0 0
1963 30 LAD NL WS NYY W 4 16 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .133 .188 .133 .321 2 0 0 0 0 0
1965 32 LAD NL WS MIN W 7 31 30 3 11 3 0 0 3 3 2 1 3 .367 .387 .467 .854 14 0 0 0 0 0
1966 33 LAD NL WS BAL L 4 17 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 .077 .250 .077 .327 1 0 0 1 0 0
4 Seasons (4 Series) 21 84 78 6 19 3 0 0 4 6 2 5 12 .244 .289 .282 .571 22 0 0 1 0 0
4 WS 21 84 78 6 19 3 0 0 4 6 2 5 12 .244 .289 .282 .571 22 0 0 1 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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1959 LAD NL 26 SS 82 70 635.0 353 121 220 12 39 .966 1.0 1.9 1.0 -4.6 5.6 0 4.83 4.16 .966 5.11 4.53
1960 LAD NL 27 SS 145 141 1219.1 731 260 431 40 78 .945 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 5.1 -6.7 0 5.10 4.77 .961 4.81 4.23 MVP-17
1961 LAD NL 28 SS 148 146 1305.1 710 253 428 29 104 .959 -2.7 -2.5 -2.7 -4.6 1.9 0 4.70 4.60 .959 4.92 4.28 AS,MVP-9,GG
1962 LAD NL 29 SS 165 164 1444.1 824 295 493 36 86 .956 -2.4 -2.0 -0.4 -3.7 3.3 -2 4.91 4.78 .963 5.05 4.43 AS,MVP-1,GG
1963 LAD NL 30 SS 109 104 895.1 514 171 322 21 47 .959 -5.9 -7.9 -2.9 -3.9 1.0 -3 4.96 4.52 .961 4.83 4.22 AS,MVP-17
1963 LAD NL 30 3B 33 27 248.0 90 26 59 5 7 .944 -0.5 -2.4 -0.5 -0.6 0.1 0 3.08 2.58 .941 2.93 2.54 AS,MVP-17
1964 LAD NL 31 SS 149 147 1311.2 722 273 422 27 77 .963 -4.3 -3.9 -2.3 1.1 -3.4 -2 4.77 4.66 .963 5.03 4.32
1964 LAD NL 31 3B 6 4 32.1 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.23 1.33 .938 2.92 2.60
1965 LAD NL 32 SS 155 154 1392.0 827 267 535 25 89 .970 11.0 9.5 13.0 3.0 10.0 -2 5.19 5.17 .964 4.92 4.20 AS,MVP-3
1966 LAD NL 33 SS 139 137 1221.0 703 227 453 23 79 .967 5.2 5.1 6.2 3.2 3.0 -1 5.01 4.89 .964 4.96 4.43 AS,MVP-21
1966 LAD NL 33 3B 4 4 30.0 11 4 7 0 1 1.000 -1.3 -52.0 -1.3 -1.3 0.0 0 3.30 2.75 .955 3.03 2.65 AS,MVP-21
1967 PIT NL 34 3B 144 142 1240.1 465 98 343 24 31 .948 1.3 1.3 3.3 2.0 1.3 -2 3.20 3.06 .950 2.96 2.75
1967 PIT NL 34 SS 2 1 23.0 7 4 3 0 1 1.000 -1.2 -62.6 -1.2 -0.3 -1.0 0 2.74 3.50 .957 5.01 4.30
1968 PIT NL 35 3B 141 140 1249.0 398 105 276 17 27 .957 -0.9 -0.9 -1.9 -1.5 -0.4 1 2.75 2.70 .954 2.93 2.72
1968 PIT NL 35 SS 10 9 88.1 43 10 32 1 5 .977 -1.7 -23.1 -1.7 -0.3 -1.4 0 4.28 4.20 .960 4.98 4.50
1969 TOT NL 36 SS 150 149 1319.1 764 240 496 28 92 .963 2.6 2.4 2.6 -0.7 3.3 0 5.02 4.91 .963 4.93 4.21 MVP-11
1969 MON NL 36 SS 46 46 402.1 222 72 139 11 31 .950 -2.9 -8.6 -2.9 -1.7 -1.2 0 4.72 4.59 .964 4.93 4.21
1969 MON NL 36 2B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.60 MVP-11
1969 LAD NL 36 SS 104 103 917.0 542 168 357 17 61 .969 5.5 7.2 5.5 1.0 4.5 0 5.15 5.05 .963 4.93 4.21
1970 LAD NL 37 SS 126 124 1076.1 591 171 396 24 58 .959 0.1 0.1 2.1 2.7 -0.7 -2 4.74 4.50 .965 5.05 4.23
1970 LAD NL 37 3B 4 0 5.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -42.4 -0.2 -0.4 0.2 0 1.59 0.25 .900 2.86 2.58
1971 LAD NL 38 SS 144 139 1218.2 720 220 484 16 86 .978 2.1 2.1 3.1 -3.5 6.6 -1 5.20 4.89 .968 5.14 4.46 MVP-6
1971 LAD NL 38 3B 4 0 6.0 3 0 2 1 1 .667 -1.6 -320.0 -1.6 -0.1 -1.5 0 3.00 0.50 .967 2.85 2.33 MVP-6
1972 LAD NL 39 SS 31 27 250.0 129 38 89 2 18 .984 1.8 8.6 0.8 -0.1 0.9 1 4.57 4.10 .967 5.04 4.48
1972 LAD NL 39 3B 26 3 68.2 15 1 14 0 2 1.000 -0.3 -5.2 -0.3 -0.4 0.2 0 1.97 0.58 .940 2.87 2.55
14 Seasons SS 1555 1512 13399.2 7638 2550 4804 284 859 .963 4.1 0.4 16.1 -6.6 22.4 -12 4.94 4.73 .963 4.98 4.32
8 Seasons 3B 362 320 2880.0 991 236 708 47 69 .953 -3.5 -1.5 -2.5 -2.3 -0.1 -1 2.95 2.61 .951 2.94 2.69
1 Season 2B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.60
14 Seasons TOT 1918 1832 16281.2 8629 2786 5512 331 928 .962 0.4 0.0 13.4 -9.1 22.3 -13 4.59 4.33 .923 4.62 4.01
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1961-1 (SS)
1961-2 (SS)
1962-1 *
1962-2 *
1963
1965 (SS)
1966 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1962-ML-AS MVP
1962-ML-Major League Player of the Year
1962-NL-MVP

Gold Gloves
1961-NL-SS
1962-NL-SS
All multiple winners

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1960-NL-17-2%
1961-NL-9-16%
1962-NL-1-75%
1963-NL-17-3%
1965-NL-3-59%
1966-NL-21-2%
1969-NL-11-5%
1971-NL-6-22%
1 MVP
1.84 Career Shares (107th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1960 NL--.295--10th
1967 NL--.302--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1962 NL--165--1st

At Bats s c a p y
1961 NL--613--1st
1962 NL--695--1st
1964 NL--630--8th
1965 NL--650--3rd
1967 NL--616--5th
1968 NL--627--7th
1969 NL--623--9th
Career--7588--179th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1961 NL--687--1st
1962 NL--759--1st
1964 NL--685--10th
1965 NL--710--5th
1967 NL--664--9th
1968 NL--685--8th
1969 NL--690--10th
Career--8304--200th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1961 NL--105--5th
1962 NL--130--2nd
1967 NL--92--7th

Hits s c a p y
1961 NL--173--9th
1962 NL--208--2nd
1965 NL--186--7th
1967 NL--186--4th
1968 NL--174--10th
Career--2134--193rd

Triples s c a p y
1961 NL--10--5th
1962 NL--10--1st
1967 NL--9--7th
1968 NL--6--8th
1969 NL--8--7th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1960 NL--50--1st
1961 NL--35--1st
1962 NL--104--1st
1963 NL--40--1st
1964 NL--53--1st
1965 NL--94--1st
1966 NL--38--3rd
1967 NL--29--2nd
1968 NL--52--2nd
1969 NL--40--4th
1970 NL--28--7th
Career--586--19th

Singles s c a p y
1960 NL--135--3rd
1961 NL--150--1st
1962 NL--179--1st
1963 NL--137--7th
1964 NL--151--3rd
1965 NL--165--1st
1966 NL--145--6th
1967 NL--162--1st
1968 NL--156--3rd
1969 NL--149--3rd
1971 NL--149--5th
Career--1866--66th

Runs Created s c a p y
1962 NL--106--10th

Times On Base s c a p y
1962 NL--261--5th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1961 NL--13--1st
1964 NL--11--6th
1965 NL--14--4th
1966 NL--13--5th
1967 NL--12--4th
1968 NL--11--7th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1960 NL--12--2nd
1961 NL--15--1st
1962 NL--13--1st
1963 NL--19--1st
1964 NL--17--2nd
1965 NL--31--1st
1966 NL--24--1st
1967 NL--10--5th
1968 NL--21--1st
1969 NL--21--1st
1970 NL--13--5th
1971 NL--8--7th
Career--208--4th

AB per SO s c a p y
1960 NL--10.979--8th
1961 NL--12.260--6th
1962 NL--12.193--4th
1963 NL--10.979--5th
1965 NL--10.156--9th
1967 NL--14.000--3rd
1968 NL--11.000--10th
1970 NL--15.353--6th

Outs Made s c a p y
1961 NL--475--1st
1962 NL--518--3rd
1964 NL--494--2nd
1965 NL--517--1st
1966 NL--475--8th
1967 NL--462--7th
1968 NL--496--4th
1969 NL--487--3rd
Career--5902--147th

Oldest s c a p y
1970 NL--born 1932-10-02--8th
1971 NL--born 1932-10-02--6th
1972 NL--born 1932-10-02--4th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 16 (107), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 59 (321), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 104 (137), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 26 (397), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1951 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

December 3, 1956: Drafted by the Cincinnati Redlegs from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1956 minor league draft.

Before 1958 Season: Sent from the Cincinnati Redlegs to the Los Angeles Dodgers in an unknown transaction.

October 13, 1958: Sent to the Detroit Tigers by the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of a conditional deal.

April 2, 1959: Returned by the Detroit Tigers to the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of a conditional deal.

December 1, 1966: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Bob Bailey and Gene Michael.

October 14, 1968: Drafted by the Montreal Expos from the Pittsburgh Pirates as the 21st pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

June 11, 1969: Traded by the Montreal Expos with Manny Mota to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ron Fairly and Paul Popovich.

October 24, 1972: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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