Willie Mays

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Born: May 6, 1931 in Westfield, AL us

Died: June 18, 2024 in Palo Alto, CA

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
Clemente

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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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-13 / in Starts: 10-12
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1951	WS g1	Oct 4	NYG	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	1.04	-0.132	54.37	-4.45%	-1.89	CF
2	1951	WS g2	Oct 5	NYG	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	1.97	-0.172	101.34	-4.89%	-1.19	CF
3	1951	WS g3	Oct 6	NYG		NYY	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	7	.48	0.059	30.29	2.03%	0.76	CF
4	1951	WS g4	Oct 8	NYG		NYY	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	3	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	7	1.20	-0.201	77.19	-8.06%	-2.79	CF
5	1951	WS g5	Oct 9	NYG		NYY	L,1-13	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.105	.150	.105	.255	6	.30	0.028	25.12	1.24%	0.04	CF
6	1951	WS g6	Oct 10	NYG	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	8	1.60	0.123	122.54	5.20%	0.87	CF
1954 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	1954	WS g1	Sep 29	NYG		CLE	W,5-2	CG(10)	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	4	1.78	0.023	93.09	0.56%	-0.36	CF
8	1954	WS g2	Sep 30	NYG		CLE	W,3-1	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.375	.000	.375	4	1.17	-0.005	62.12	0.01%	-0.22	CF
9	1954	WS g3	Oct 1	NYG	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.462	.300	.762	4	.70	0.074	29.17	1.92%	2.11	CF
10	1954	WS g4	Oct 2	NYG	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.444	.357	.802	4	.65	0.063	12.42	0.83%	0.95	CF
1962 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	1962	WS g1	Oct 4	SFG		NYY	L,2-6	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750	.750	.750	1.500	4	1.21	0.113	63.16	3.32%	1.00	CF
12	1962	WS g2	Oct 5	SFG		NYY	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	4	.56	-0.054	28.89	-1.52%	-0.80	CF
13	1962	WS g3	Oct 7	SFG	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.417	.750	3	.83	-0.020	51.96	-0.72%	0.08	CF
14	1962	WS g4	Oct 8	SFG	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.294	.353	.647	3	.37	-0.003	24.10	-0.05%	-0.37	CF
15	1962	WS g5	Oct 10	SFG	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.238	.286	.524	4	.84	-0.087	69.31	-4.28%	-0.71	CF
16	1962	WS g6	Oct 15	SFG		NYY	W,5-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.250	.280	.292	.572	4	.87	-0.053	78.74	-2.67%	-0.46	CF
17	1962	WS g7	Oct 16	SFG		NYY	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.276	.321	.597	3	1.45	0.085	242.09	9.65%	0.01	CF
1971 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	1971	NLCS g1	Oct 2	SFG		PIT	W,5-4	CG	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.750	1.000	1.750	3	.87	0.032	27.11	0.58%	0.56	CF
19	1971	NLCS g2	Oct 3	SFG		PIT	L,4-9	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.556	1.143	1.698	3	1.73	-0.096	57.32	-2.17%	0.91	CF
20	1971	NLCS g3	Oct 5	SFG	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.364	.462	.818	1.280	3	1.30	-0.026	54.00	-0.83%	-0.39	CF
21	1971	NLCS g4	Oct 6	SFG	@	PIT	L,5-9	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.389	.600	.989	3	1.30	-0.140	50.42	-3.49%	-1.24	CF
1973 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	1973	NLCS g5	Oct 10	NYM		CIN	W,7-2	5-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	5	.61	0.052	50.56	2.41%	0.32	PH CF
23	1973	WS g1	Oct 13	NYM	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	3	1.38	-0.118	71.85	-3.42%	-0.65	CF
24	1973	WS g2	Oct 14	NYM	@	OAK	W,10-7	9-GF(12)	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	3	3.57	0.285	189.08	9.97%	0.73	PR CF
25	1973	WS g3	Oct 16	NYM		OAK	L,2-3	10-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9	2.21	-0.060	138.62	-2.09%	-0.21	PH
									134	117	17	29	6	0	1	15	17	0	12	0	0	0		4	3	0	.248	.343	.325	.668

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