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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1948 17 BBB NAL -0.1 13 48 43 6 10 2 1 0 6 1 4 .233 .313 .326 .638 71 .306 75 14 1 0 7/9
1951 20 NYG NL 3.9 121 524 464 59 127 22 5 20 68 7 4 57 60 .274 .356 .472 .828 120 .367 120 219 11 2 1 7 *8 ROY-1
1952 21 NYG NL 1.3 34 144 127 17 30 2 4 4 23 4 1 16 17 .236 .326 .409 .736 102 .338 102 52 2 1 0 1 8
1953 Did not play - Military Service
1954 23 NYG NL 10.5 151 641 565 119 195 33 13 41 110 8 5 66 57 .345 .411 .667 1.078 175 .468 182 377 12 2 0 7 14 *8 AS,MVP-1
1955 24 NYG NL 9.2 152 670 580 123 185 18 13 51 127 24 4 79 60 .319 .400 .659 1.059 174 .459 177 382 12 4 0 7 13 *8 AS,MVP-4
1956 25 NYG NL 7.6 152 651 578 101 171 27 8 36 84 40 10 68 65 .296 .369 .557 .926 146 .411 151 322 16 1 0 3 20 *8 AS,MVP-17
1957 26 NYG NL 8.3 152 669 585 112 195 26 20 35 97 38 19 76 62 .333 .407 .626 1.033 173 .441 174 366 14 1 0 6 15 *8/H AS,MVP-4,GG
1958 27 SFG NL 10.2 152 685 600 121 208 33 11 29 96 31 6 78 56 .347 .419 .583 1.002 165 .448 172 350 11 1 0 6 12 *8/H AS,MVP-2,GG
1959 28 SFG NL 7.8 151 649 575 125 180 43 5 34 104 27 4 65 58 .313 .381 .583 .964 156 .426 157 335 11 2 0 6 9 *8/H AS,AS,MVP-6,GG
1960 29 SFG NL 9.5 153 669 595 107 190 29 12 29 103 25 10 61 70 .319 .381 .555 .936 160 .423 167 330 15 4 0 9 11 *8/H AS,AS,MVP-3,GG
1961 30 SFG NL 8.7 154 659 572 129 176 32 3 40 123 18 9 81 77 .308 .393 .584 .977 160 .424 161 334 14 2 0 4 15 *8/H AS,AS,MVP-6,GG
1962 31 SFG NL 10.5 162 706 621 130 189 36 5 49 141 18 2 78 85 .304 .384 .615 .999 165 .448 169 382 19 4 0 3 11 *8/H AS,AS,MVP-2,GG
1963 32 SFG NL 10.6 157 671 596 115 187 32 7 38 103 8 3 66 83 .314 .380 .582 .962 175 .440 184 347 15 2 0 7 5 *8/H6 AS,MVP-5,GG
1964 33 SFG NL 11.0 157 665 578 121 171 21 9 47 111 19 5 82 72 .296 .383 .607 .990 172 .443 178 351 11 1 1 3 13 *8/H356 AS,MVP-6,GG
1965 34 SFG NL 11.2 157 638 558 118 177 21 3 52 112 9 4 76 71 .317 .398 .645 1.043 185 .462 197 360 11 0 2 2 16 *8/H97 AS,MVP-1,GG
1966 35 SFG NL 9.0 152 629 552 99 159 29 4 37 103 5 1 70 81 .288 .368 .556 .924 149 .419 161 307 13 2 1 4 11 *8/9H7 AS,MVP-3,GG
1967 36 SFG NL 4.4 141 544 486 83 128 22 2 22 70 6 0 51 92 .263 .334 .453 .787 124 .366 128 220 12 2 2 3 7 *8H AS,GG
1968 37 SFG NL 6.3 148 573 498 84 144 20 5 23 79 12 6 67 81 .289 .372 .488 .860 156 .393 158 243 13 2 0 6 7 *8/H39 AS,MVP-13,GG
1969 38 SFG NL 3.1 117 459 403 64 114 17 3 13 58 6 2 49 71 .283 .362 .437 .798 124 .381 132 176 8 3 0 4 7 8H/93 AS
1970 39 SFG NL 5.2 139 566 478 94 139 15 2 28 83 5 0 79 90 .291 .390 .506 .897 140 .411 145 242 7 3 0 6 3 *8H/3 AS
1971 40 SFG NL 6.3 136 537 417 82 113 24 5 18 61 23 3 112 123 .271 .425 .482 .907 158 .427 166 201 8 3 1 4 11 83H AS,MVP-19
1972 41 2TM NL 1.8 88 309 244 35 61 11 1 8 22 4 5 60 48 .250 .400 .402 .802 131 .380 143 98 9 1 4 0 6 8H3 AS
1972 41 SFG NL 0.2 19 67 49 8 9 2 0 0 3 3 0 17 5 .184 .394 .224 .618 79 .354 106 11 4 0 1 0 1 8/H
1972 41 NYM NL 1.6 69 242 195 27 52 9 1 8 19 1 5 43 43 .267 .402 .446 .848 145 .387 153 87 5 1 3 0 5 8H3
1973 42 NYM NL 0.0 66 239 209 24 44 10 0 6 25 1 0 27 47 .211 .303 .344 .647 81 .306 78 72 7 1 1 1 0 83/H AS
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
23 Yrs 156.2 3005 12545 10924 2068 3293 525 141 660 1909 339 103 1468 1526 .301 .384 .557 .940 155 .421 160 6080 251 45 13 91 214 *8H79/365
162 Game Avg 8.4 162 676 589 111 178 28 8 36 103 18 79 .301 .384 .557 .940 155 .421 160 328 2 1
SFG (21 Yrs) 154.6 2857 12016 10477 2011 3187 504 139 646 1859 336 98 1394 1436 .304 .385 .564 .949 157 .425 162 5907 239 42 9 90 209 *8H39/7
NYM (2 Yrs) 1.6 135 481 404 51 96 19 1 14 44 2 5 70 90 .238 .352 .394 .746 112 .346 114 159 12 2 4 1 5 83H
BBB (1 Yr) -0.1 13 48 43 6 10 2 1 0 6 1 4 .233 .313 .326 .638 71 .306 75 14 1 0 7/9
NL (22 Yrs) 156.2 2992 12497 10881 2062 3283 523 140 660 1903 338 103 1464 1526 .302 .384 .557 .941 156 .422 161 6066 251 44 13 91 214 *8H39/756
NAL (1 Yr) -0.1 13 48 43 6 10 2 1 0 6 1 4 .233 .313 .326 .638 71 .306 75 14 1 0 7/9
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1948 17 BBB NAL,WS 8 35 28 5 7 1 0 0 5 0 7 .250 .400 .286 .686 8 0 0 0
1951 20 NYG WS 6 24 22 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .182 .250 .182 .432 4 3 0 0 0 */8
1954 23 NYG WS 4 18 14 4 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 4 1 .286 .444 .357 .802 5 0 0 0 0 0 */8
1962 31 SFG WS 7 29 28 3 7 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 .250 .276 .321 .597 9 1 0 0 0 0 */8
1971 40 SFG NL 4 18 15 2 4 2 0 1 3 1 0 3 3 .267 .389 .600 .989 9 0 0 0 0 0 */8
1973 42 NYM NL,WS 4 10 10 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .300 .300 .300 .600 3 0 0 0 0 0 /8H
6 Yrs 33 134 117 17 29 6 0 1 15 3 0 17 12 .248 .343 .325 .668 38 4 0 0 0 0 8/H
162 Game Avg 162 658 574 83 142 29 0 5 74 15 83 .248 .343 .325 .668 187 20 0 0
SFG (4 Yrs) 21 89 79 10 19 5 0 1 8 3 0 10 11 .241 .326 .342 .668 27 4 0 0 0 0 *8
BBB (1 Yr) 8 35 28 5 7 1 0 0 5 0 7 .250 .400 .286 .686 8 0 0 0
NYM (1 Yr) 4 10 10 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .300 .300 .300 .600 3 0 0 0 0 0 /8H
WS (5 Yrs) 21 82 74 10 17 3 0 0 6 2 0 8 9 .230 .305 .270 .575 20 4 0 0 0 0 8/H
NL (2 Yrs) 5 21 18 3 5 2 0 1 4 1 0 3 3 .278 .381 .556 .937 10 0 0 0 0 0 /8H
NAL (1 Yr) 7 31 25 4 7 1 0 0 5 0 6 .280 .419 .320 .739 8 0 0 0

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1948 17 BBB NAL 48 -2 0 0 0 -1 -2 -0.2 2 -1 -0.1 .486 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 7/9
1951 20 NYG NL 524 12 -1 1 8 -1 19 1.9 20 38 3.9 .516 .512 3.2 0.7 30 *8 ROY-1
1952 21 NYG NL 144 0 2 1 4 0 7 0.7 5 12 1.3 .521 .504 0.8 0.4 8 8
1953 Did not play - Military Service
1954 23 NYG NL 641 60 3 -1 21 -1 82 8.1 24 106 10.5 .555 .551 8.4 2.0 85 *8 AS,MVP-1
1955 24 NYG NL 670 59 6 0 7 -1 71 6.7 24 95 9.2 .546 .543 8.8 0.4 88 *8 AS,MVP-4
1956 25 NYG NL 651 35 6 -2 13 -1 52 5.1 24 76 7.6 .536 .534 6.6 1.1 63 *8 AS,MVP-17
1957 26 NYG NL 669 54 2 -1 4 -1 58 5.8 25 83 8.3 .540 .537 8.1 0.2 79 *8/H AS,MVP-4,GG
1958 27 SFG NL 685 54 8 0 15 -1 77 7.8 24 101 10.2 .552 .549 8.8 1.5 86 *8/H AS,MVP-2,GG
1959 28 SFG NL 649 41 6 1 5 -1 52 5.3 24 76 7.8 .535 .533 7.4 0.4 71 *8/H AS,AS,MVP-6,GG
1960 29 SFG NL 669 48 5 0 14 -1 67 7.0 25 91 9.5 .546 .544 8.0 1.4 77 *8/H AS,AS,MVP-3,GG
1961 30 SFG NL 659 46 2 1 14 -1 62 6.2 25 88 8.7 .541 .539 7.3 1.4 73 *8/H AS,AS,MVP-6,GG
1962 31 SFG NL 706 55 4 -2 20 -1 77 7.9 26 103 10.5 .548 .548 8.3 2.1 83 *8/H AS,AS,MVP-2,GG
1963 32 SFG NL 671 56 4 -2 12 -1 70 8.0 25 94 10.6 .550 .549 9.1 1.4 82 *8/H6 AS,MVP-5,GG
1964 33 SFG NL 665 53 7 0 17 -1 76 8.5 25 101 11.0 .553 .551 9.0 2.0 84 *8/H356 AS,MVP-6,GG
1965 34 SFG NL 638 63 4 -1 15 -1 81 8.8 24 105 11.2 .556 .554 9.5 1.6 89 *8/H97 AS,MVP-1,GG
1966 35 SFG NL 629 40 2 0 18 -1 60 6.7 23 82 9.0 .543 .540 6.8 2.1 64 *8/9H7 AS,MVP-3,GG
1967 36 SFG NL 544 15 3 -1 2 -1 19 2.4 19 39 4.4 .516 .514 3.9 0.3 36 *8H AS,GG
1968 37 SFG NL 573 30 2 -1 2 -1 32 4.2 20 51 6.3 .527 .524 5.7 0.4 49 *8/H39 AS,MVP-13,GG
1969 38 SFG NL 459 15 1 -1 -3 -1 13 1.5 16 28 3.1 .512 .509 3.3 -0.3 31 8H/93 AS
1970 39 SFG NL 566 29 5 0 -2 -1 32 3.3 19 51 5.2 .523 .520 5.3 -0.2 53 *8H/3 AS
1971 40 SFG NL 537 35 6 0 1 -3 39 4.5 18 57 6.3 .532 .527 6.1 -0.2 56 83H AS,MVP-19
1972 41 2TM NL 309 13 0 -1 -4 -1 7 0.8 10 17 1.8 .509 .504 2.2 -0.5 21 8H3 AS
1972 41 SFG NL 67 0 1 -1 -1 0 0 0.0 2 2 0.2 .499 .500 0.3 -0.1 3 8/H
1972 41 NYM NL 242 12 -1 0 -3 -1 7 0.9 8 15 1.6 .512 .505 1.9 -0.4 18 8H3
1973 42 NYM NL 239 -5 0 -1 1 -1 -6 -0.8 8 2 0.0 .489 .496 -0.1 0.0 0 83/H AS
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
23 Yrs 12545 804 79 -8 185 -19 1040 109.9 455 1494 156.2 .537 .534 136.5 18.2 1310 *8H79/365
162 Game Avg 676 43 4 0 10 -1 56 5.9 25 81 8.4 .537 .534 7.4 1.0 71
SFG (21 Yrs) 12016 799 79 -7 187 -17 1041 110.0 438 1479 154.6 .539 .536 134.8 18.7 1292 *8H39/7
NYM (2 Yrs) 481 7 -1 -1 -2 -2 1 0.1 16 17 1.6 .501 .500 1.8 -0.4 19 83H
BBB (1 Yr) 48 -2 0 0 0 -1 -2 -0.2 2 -1 -0.1 .486 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 7/9
NL (22 Yrs) 12497 806 79 -8 185 -19 1042 110.1 453 1495 156.2 .537 .534 136.6 18.2 1310 *8H39/756
NAL (1 Yr) 48 -2 0 0 0 -1 -2 -0.2 2 -1 -0.1 .486 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 7/9

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Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability Baserunning
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% XBT% Pos Awards
1948 17 BBB NAL 48 .306 75 .233 .093 0.0 8.3 40.0 7/9
1951 20 NYG NL 524 .367 120 .279 .198 3.8 11.5 10.9 0.9 -8.1% 13.72 23.5 63.6 53.3 *8 ROY-1
1952 21 NYG NL 144 .338 102 .245 .173 2.8 11.8 11.1 0.5 1.5% 6.39 30.2 80.0 70.0 8
1953 Did not play - Military Service
1954 23 NYG NL 641 .468 182 .325 .322 6.4 8.9 10.3 4.7 13.1% 59.82 35.1 61.5 72.6 *8 AS,MVP-1
1955 24 NYG NL 670 .459 177 .282 .340 7.6 9.0 11.8 7.0 2.6% 68.03 33.2 85.7 68.0 *8 AS,MVP-4
1956 25 NYG NL 651 .411 151 .281 .261 5.5 10.0 10.4 4.5 0.7% 33.32 31.9 80.0 66.7 *8 AS,MVP-17
1957 26 NYG NL 669 .441 174 .324 .292 5.2 9.3 11.4 8.1 3.3% 63.32 32.5 66.7 68.5 *8/H AS,MVP-4,GG
1958 27 SFG NL 685 .448 172 .344 .237 4.2 8.2 11.4 7.9 13.6% 74.38 35.7 83.8 63.5 *8/H AS,MVP-2,GG
1959 28 SFG NL 649 .426 157 .299 .270 5.2 8.9 10.0 5.8 23.6% 58.28 42.7 87.1 66.7 *8/H AS,AS,MVP-6,GG
1960 29 SFG NL 669 .423 167 .319 .235 4.3 10.5 9.1 4.5 5.8% 50.69 34.5 71.4 71.9 *8/H AS,AS,MVP-3,GG
1961 30 SFG NL 659 .424 161 .296 .276 6.1 11.7 12.3 4.9 7.2% 65.41 40.6 66.7 66.7 *8/H AS,AS,MVP-6,GG
1962 31 SFG NL 706 .448 169 .286 .311 6.9 12.0 11.0 7.7 45.6% 64.71 36.5 90.0 58.9 *8/H AS,AS,MVP-2,GG
1963 32 SFG NL 671 .440 184 .309 .268 5.7 12.4 9.8 6.5 11.9% 58.12 35.5 72.7 73.7 *8/H6 AS,MVP-5,GG
1964 33 SFG NL 665 .443 178 .268 .311 7.1 10.8 12.3 6.2 12.9% 67.99 35.7 79.2 62.7 *8/H356 AS,MVP-6,GG
1965 34 SFG NL 638 .462 197 .286 .328 8.2 11.1 11.9 6.5 18.3% 63.08 32.8 69.2 57.4 *8/H97 AS,MVP-1,GG
1966 35 SFG NL 629 .419 161 .279 .268 5.9 12.9 11.1 7.1 23.4% 57.62 32.0 83.3 64.6 *8/9H7 AS,MVP-3,GG
1967 36 SFG NL 544 .366 128 .283 .189 4.0 16.9 9.4 0.7 1.4% 23.16 38.4 100.0 66.7 *8H AS,GG
1968 37 SFG NL 573 .393 158 .303 .199 4.0 14.1 11.7 6.0 4.4% 40.75 32.1 66.7 53.7 *8/H39 AS,MVP-13,GG
1969 38 SFG NL 459 .381 132 .313 .154 2.8 15.5 10.7 2.1 4.9% 25.88 33.3 75.0 47.5 8H/93 AS
1970 39 SFG NL 566 .411 145 .303 .215 4.9 15.9 14.0 2.6 0.3% 37.17 34.2 100.0 73.5 *8H/3 AS
1971 40 SFG NL 537 .427 166 .339 .211 3.4 22.9 20.9 6.1 8.1% 41.61 30.5 88.5 49.0 83H AS,MVP-19
1972 41 2TM NL 309 .380 143 .282 .152 2.6 15.5 19.4 1.9 3.2% 12.20 23.7 44.4 42.9 8H3 AS
1972 41 SFG NL 67 .354 106 .205 .041 0.0 7.5 25.4 0.2 0.2% 1.26 30.8 100.0 12.5 8/H
1972 41 NYM NL 242 .387 153 .306 .179 3.3 17.8 17.8 1.7 3.0% 10.94 21.6 16.7 55.0 8H3
1973 42 NYM NL 239 .306 78 .242 .134 2.5 19.7 11.3 0.3 -0.3% -1.28 27.3 100.0 47.8 83/H AS
Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability Baserunning
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% XBT% Pos Awards
23 Yrs 12545 .421 160 .298 .255 5.3 12.2 11.7 102.6 197.6% 984.34 34.0 76.6 63.0 *8H79/365
MLB Average .327 100 .276 .125 2.1 13.7 8.7 29.7 61.4 46.3
Advanced Batting Table
Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability Baserunning
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% Pos Awards
1948 17 BBB NAL,WS 35 .250 .036 0.0 20.0 35.7
1951 20 NYG WS 24 .200 .000 0.0 8.3 8.3 -0.3 -8.9% -4.20 16.7 */8
1954 23 NYG WS 18 .308 .071 0.0 5.6 22.2 0.2 3.3% 2.48 50.0 100.0 */8
1962 31 SFG WS 29 .304 .071 0.0 17.2 3.4 0.0 3.7% -1.25 37.5 100.0 */8
1971 40 SFG NL 18 .273 .333 5.6 16.7 16.7 -0.2 -5.9% -0.16 16.7 100.0 */8
1973 42 NYM NL,WS 10 .333 .000 0.0 10.0 0.0 0.2 6.9% 0.19 66.7 /8H
6 Yrs 134 .269 .077 0.7 9.0 12.7 -0.2 -0.9% -2.94 35.6 100.0 8/H
MLB Average .249 .107 1.8 12.8 8.8 27.1 58.3
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Willie Mays born?

Willie Mays was born on May 6, 1931.

Where was Willie Mays born?

Willie Mays was born in Westfield, AL.

How tall was Willie Mays?

Willie Mays was 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

How much did Willie Mays weigh when playing?

Willie Mays weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Willie Mays play?

Willie Mays played 23 seasons.

Is Willie Mays in the Hall of Fame?

Willie Mays was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1979.

What position did Willie Mays play?

Willie Mays was a Centerfielder.

How many hits did Willie Mays have?

Willie Mays had 3,293 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Willie Mays have?

Willie Mays had 660 home runs over his career.

What was Willie Mays' average?

Willie Mays had a .301 average over his career.

How many teams has Willie Mays played for?

Willie Mays played for 4 teams; the Birmingham Black Barons, New York Giants, San Francisco Giants and New York Mets.

How many World Series has Willie Mays won?

Willie Mays won 1 World Series.

When did Willie Mays retire?

Willie Mays last played in 1973.

What are Willie Mays' nicknames?

Say Hey Kid is a nickname for Willie Mays.

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