Willie Mays stats

Last played for the New York Mets, 1973

Age 95

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Willie Mays played 22 MLB seasons, 1951 to 1973.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,992
AB
10,881
R
2,062
H
3,283
HR
660
RBI
1,903
SB
338
AVG
.302

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.
1951SF1214645912720687.274
1952SF3412717304234.236
1954SF151565119195411108.345
1955SF1525801231855112724.319
1956SF152578101171368440.296
1957SF152585112195359738.333
1958SF152600121208299631.347
1959SF1515751251803410427.313
1960SF1535951071902910325.319
1961SF1545721291764012318.308
1962SF1626211301894914118.304
1963SF157596115187381038.314
1964SF1575781211714711119.296
1965SF157558118177521129.317
1966SF15255299159371035.288
1967SF1414868312822706.263
1968SF14849884144237912.289
1969SF1174036411413586.283
1970SF1394789413928835.291
1971SF13641782113186123.271
1972SF/NYM8824435618224.250
1973NYM6620924446251.211

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

Career Postseason

GP
25
AB
89
R
12
H
22
HR
1
RBI
10
SB
3
AVG
.247

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
12,493
TB
6,066
XBH
1,323
HBP
44
IBB
192
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.
1951SF524219472000
1952SF14452101000
1954SF640377872000
1955SF6703828241300
1956SF6503227112000
1957SF6683668111500
1958SF6853507311200
1959SF648335822900
1960SF6693307041100
1961SF6593347521500
1962SF7063829041100
1963SF671347772500
1964SF6653517711300
1965SF6383607601600
1966SF6293077021100
1967SF544220462700
1968SF573243482700
1969SF459176333700
1970SF566242453300
1971SF5372014731100
1972SF/NYM30998201600
1973NYM23972161000

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
150.8
RC
2,374.4
RC/27
8.20
ISOP
.256
SECA
.412
BB/K
0.96
AB/HR
16.5
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.
1951SF3.680.86.4.1980.31.023.20
1952SF1.218.65.1.1730.30.931.80
1954SF10.3147.110.4.3220.41.213.80
1955SF8.8151.710.1.3400.51.311.40
1956SF7.2123.47.9.2610.41.116.10
1957SF8.0144.69.4.2920.51.216.70
1958SF10.0147.59.9.2370.41.420.70
1959SF7.4130.68.7.2700.41.116.90
1960SF9.2127.18.1.2350.40.920.50
1961SF8.4130.78.6.2760.41.114.30
1962SF10.21479.1.3110.50.912.70
1963SF10.2131.38.5.2680.40.815.70
1964SF10.7135.18.8.3110.51.112.30
1965SF10.9138.79.6.3280.51.110.70
1966SF8.8114.97.8.2680.40.914.90
1967SF4.2785.8.1890.30.622.10
1968SF6.194.37.1990.30.821.70
1969SF3.0686.2.1540.30.7310
1970SF4.999.97.8.2150.40.917.10
1971SF6.097.98.5.2110.50.923.20
1972SF/NYM1.844.36.2.1520.41.330.50
1973NYM-0.1243.9.1340.30.634.80

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

Bio

Age
95 yearsMay 6, 1931
Debut
1951
NL MVP
2x
NL Rookie of the Year
1951
NL Gold Glove
12x
All awards (4)
  • 2x NL MVP
  • 1x NL Rookie of the Year
  • 12x NL Gold Glove
  • 1x AL Gold Glove

What were Willie Mays's career stats?

Willie Mays played 22 seasons for the Giants and the Mets. He was a career .302 hitter with 3,283 hits, 660 home runs and 1,903 RBI. His best season was 1958: a .347 batting average, 29 home runs and 96 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

22 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1951 to 1973

Willie Mays led MLB in home runs (1965) and OPS (1965); finished top 10 in a stat 9 times; sits top 10 all time in home runs and rbi.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 6th in home runs (660)
  • 12th in hits (3,283)
  • 10th in rbi (1,903)
  • 122nd in stolen bases (338)

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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