Willie Mays

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Born: May 6, 1931 in Westfield, AL us

High School: Fairfield Industrial HS (Fairfield, AL)

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

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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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1948	17	-11.2	BBB	NAL	Maj	BBB	13	48	43	6	10	2	1	0	6	1		4		.233	.313	.326	.638	14		1	0

1950	19	-4.2	Trenton	ISLG	B	NYG	81	354	306	50	108	20	8	4	55	7		42	34	.353	.438	.510	.947	156		4	2
1951	20	-7.4	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	NYG	35	164	149	38	71	18	3	8	30	5		14	10	.477	.524	.799	1.323	119	7	1	0
1951	20	-8.5	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	121	524	464	59	127	22	5	20	68	7	4	57	60	.274	.356	.472	.828	219	11	2	1		7
1952	21	-7.3	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	34	144	127	17	30	2	4	4	23	4	1	16	17	.236	.326	.409	.736	52	2	1	0		1

1954	23	-4.9	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	151	640	565	119	195	33	13	41	110	8	5	66	57	.345	.411	.667	1.078	377	12	2	0	7	14
1955	24	-4.1	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	152	670	580	123	185	18	13	51	127	24	4	79	60	.319	.400	.659	1.059	382	12	4	0	7	13
1956	25	-3.2	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	152	650	578	101	171	27	8	36	84	40	10	68	65	.296	.369	.557	.926	322	16	1	0	3	20
1957	26	-2.3	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	152	668	585	112	195	26	20	35	97	38	19	76	62	.333	.407	.626	1.033	366	14	1	0	6	15
1958	27	-1.2	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	152	685	600	121	208	33	11	29	96	31	6	78	56	.347	.419	.583	1.002	350	11	1	0	6	12
1959	28	-0.3	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	151	648	575	125	180	43	5	34	104	27	4	65	58	.313	.381	.583	.964	335	11	2	0	6	9
1960	29	1.1	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	153	669	595	107	190	29	12	29	103	25	10	61	70	.319	.381	.555	.936	330	15	4	0	9	11
1961	30	2.4	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	154	659	572	129	176	32	3	40	123	18	9	81	77	.308	.393	.584	.977	334	14	2	0	4	15
1962	31	3.0	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	162	706	621	130	189	36	5	49	141	18	2	78	85	.304	.384	.615	.999	382	19	4	0	3	11
1963	32	4.5	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	157	671	596	115	187	32	7	38	103	8	3	66	83	.314	.380	.582	.962	347	15	2	0	7	5
1964	33	5.7	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	157	665	578	121	171	21	9	47	111	19	5	82	72	.296	.383	.607	.990	351	11	1	1	3	13
1965	34	6.6	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	157	638	558	118	177	21	3	52	112	9	4	76	71	.317	.398	.645	1.043	360	11	0	2	2	16
1966	35	7.7	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	152	629	552	99	159	29	4	37	103	5	1	70	81	.288	.368	.556	.924	307	13	2	1	4	11
1967	36	8.5	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	141	544	486	83	128	22	2	22	70	6	0	51	92	.263	.334	.453	.787	220	12	2	2	3	7
1968	37	9.1	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	148	573	498	84	144	20	5	23	79	12	6	67	81	.289	.372	.488	.860	243	13	2	0	6	7
1969	38	10.5	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	117	459	403	64	114	17	3	13	58	6	2	49	71	.283	.362	.437	.798	176	8	3	0	4	7
1970	39	11.4	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	139	566	478	94	139	15	2	28	83	5	0	79	90	.291	.391	.506	.897	242	7	3	0	6	3
1971	40	12.5	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	136	537	417	82	113	24	5	18	61	23	3	112	123	.271	.425	.482	.907	201	8	3	1	4	11
1972	41		2 Teams	NL	Maj	NYM-SFG	88	309	244	35	61	11	1	8	22	4	5	60	48	.250	.400	.402	.802	98	9	1	4	0	6
1972	41	13.8	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	19	67	49	8	9	2	0	0	3	3	0	17	5	.184	.394	.225	.618	11	4	0	1	0	1
1972	41	13.8	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	69	242	195	27	52	9	1	8	19	1	5	43	43	.267	.402	.446	.848	87	5	1	3	0	5
1973	42	14.7	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	66	239	209	24	44	10	0	6	25	1	0	27	47	.211	.303	.345	.647	72	7	1	1	1	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (23 seasons)					Majors		3005	12541	10924	2068	3293	525	141	660	1909	339	103	1468	1526	.301	.384	.557	.940	6080	251	45	13	91	214
Minors (2 seasons)					Minors		116	518	455	88	179	38	11	12	85	12		56	44	.393	.465	.604	1.070	275		5	2
All Levels (24 Seasons)							3121	13059	11379	2156	3472	563	152	672	1994	351	103	1524	1570	.305	.387	.559	.945	6355	258	50	15	91	214