Maury Wills stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, 1972

Age 94

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Maury Wills played 14 MLB seasons, 1959 to 1972.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,942
AB
7,588
R
1,067
H
2,134
HR
20
RBI
458
SB
586
AVG
.281

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1959LAD832422763077.260
1960LAD1485167515202750.295
1961LAD14861310517313135.282
1962LAD165695130208648104.299
1963LAD1345278315903440.302
1964LAD1586308117323453.275
1965LAD1586509218603394.286
1966LAD1435946016213938.273
1967PIT1496169218634529.302
1968PIT1536277617403152.278
1969WSH/LAD1516238017144740.274
1970LAD1325227714103428.270
1971LAD1496017316934415.281
1972LAD711321617041.129

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
21
AB
78
R
6
H
19
HR
0
RBI
4
SB
6
AVG
.244

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
8,304
TB
2,513
XBH
268
HBP
16
IBB
26
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1959LAD2587270500
1960LAD559171173800
1961LAD687208231200
1962LAD759259292100
1963LAD580184221000
1964LAD685204220000
1965LAD710214214200
1966LAD643183172000
1967PIT664225241100
1968PIT685198181100
1969WSH/LAD690209221200
1970LAD578166220200
1971LAD654198200200
1972LAD1522240000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
37.5
RC
929.1
RC/27
4.30
ISOP
.050
SECA
.173
BB/K
0.81
AB/HR
379.4
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1959LAD-0.322.63.3.0370.10.500
1960LAD2.268.14.8.0370.20.700
1961LAD2.0804.6.0570.21.26130
1962LAD5.8110.85.9.0730.30.9115.80
1963LAD3.471.44.9.0470.20.900
1964LAD2.7734.0490.20.63150
1965LAD4.982.34.4.0430.20.600
1966LAD2.359.53.4.0350.10.65940
1967PIT4.3814.8.0630.10.7205.30
1968PIT3.671.94.0380.20.800
1969WSH/LAD4.076.74.3.0610.21.0155.80
1970LAD1.561.44.1.0480.21.500
1971LAD2.268.94.1.0480.10.9200.30
1972LAD-1.120.4.0380.10.600

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
94 yearsOct 2, 1932
Debut
1959
NL MVP
1962
NL Gold Glove
2x

What were Maury Wills's career stats?

Maury Wills played 14 seasons for the Dodgers and the Pirates. He was a career .281 hitter with 2,134 hits, 20 home runs and 458 RBI. His best season was 1963: a .302 batting average, 0 home runs and 34 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1959 to 1972

Maury Wills led MLB in stolen bases (1965); finished top 10 in a stat 7 times.

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Awards

All-time career rank

  • 221st in hits (2,134)
  • 20th in stolen bases (586)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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