How many home runs did Willie Mays have in 1972?
81972 Regular Season
Willie Mays recorded 8 home runs in the 1972 regular season, 101st in the MLB.
- 20th-best of Willie Mays' 22 seasons on file; the high is 52 in 1965.
- Down 10 from 18 in 1971.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1951 |  SF | 121 | 464 | 59 | 127 | 20 | 68 | 7 | .274 | .356 | .472 | .828 |
| 1952 | SF | 34 | 127 | 17 | 30 | 4 | 23 | 4 | .236 | .326 | .409 | .736 |
| 1954 | SF | 151 | 565 | 119 | 195 | 41 | 110 | 8 | .345 | .411 | .667 | 1.078 |
| 1955 | SF | 152 | 580 | 123 | 185 | 51 | 127 | 24 | .319 | .400 | .659 | 1.059 |
| 1956 | SF | 152 | 578 | 101 | 171 | 36 | 84 | 40 | .296 | .369 | .557 | .926 |
| 1957 | SF | 152 | 585 | 112 | 195 | 35 | 97 | 38 | .333 | .407 | .626 | 1.033 |
| 1958 | SF | 152 | 600 | 121 | 208 | 29 | 96 | 31 | .347 | .419 | .583 | 1.002 |
| 1959 | SF | 151 | 575 | 125 | 180 | 34 | 104 | 27 | .313 | .381 | .583 | .964 |
| 1960 | SF | 153 | 595 | 107 | 190 | 29 | 103 | 25 | .319 | .381 | .555 | .936 |
| 1961 | SF | 154 | 572 | 129 | 176 | 40 | 123 | 18 | .308 | .393 | .584 | .977 |
| 1962 | SF | 162 | 621 | 130 | 189 | 49 | 141 | 18 | .304 | .384 | .615 | .999 |
| 1963 | SF | 157 | 596 | 115 | 187 | 38 | 103 | 8 | .314 | .380 | .582 | .962 |
| 1964 | SF | 157 | 578 | 121 | 171 | 47 | 111 | 19 | .296 | .383 | .607 | .990 |
| 1965 | SF | 157 | 558 | 118 | 177 | 52 | 112 | 9 | .317 | .398 | .645 | 1.043 |
| 1966 | SF | 152 | 552 | 99 | 159 | 37 | 103 | 5 | .288 | .368 | .556 | .924 |
| 1967 | SF | 141 | 486 | 83 | 128 | 22 | 70 | 6 | .263 | .334 | .453 | .787 |
| 1968 | SF | 148 | 498 | 84 | 144 | 23 | 79 | 12 | .289 | .372 | .488 | .860 |
| 1969 | SF | 117 | 403 | 64 | 114 | 13 | 58 | 6 | .283 | .362 | .437 | .798 |
| 1970 | SF | 139 | 478 | 94 | 139 | 28 | 83 | 5 | .291 | .390 | .506 | .897 |
| 1971 | SF | 136 | 417 | 82 | 113 | 18 | 61 | 23 | .271 | .425 | .482 | .907 |
| 1972 |  SF/NYM | 88 | 244 | 35 | 61 | 8 | 22 | 4 | .250 | .400 | .402 | .802 |
| 1973 | NYM | 66 | 209 | 24 | 44 | 6 | 25 | 1 | .211 | .303 | .344 | .647 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS