Willie Mays stats
Last played for the New York Mets, 1973
Bio
- 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
Bio
- 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
Stats
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | SF | 121 | 464 | 59 | 127 | 20 | 68 | 7 | .274 |
| 1952 | SF | 34 | 127 | 17 | 30 | 4 | 23 | 4 | .236 |
| 1954 | SF | 151 | 565 | 119 | 195 | 41 | 110 | 8 | .345 |
| 1955 | SF | 152 | 580 | 123 | 185 | 51 | 127 | 24 | .319 |
| 1956 | SF | 152 | 578 | 101 | 171 | 36 | 84 | 40 | .296 |
| 1957 | SF | 152 | 585 | 112 | 195 | 35 | 97 | 38 | .333 |
| 1958 | SF | 152 | 600 | 121 | 208 | 29 | 96 | 31 | .347 |
| 1959 | SF | 151 | 575 | 125 | 180 | 34 | 104 | 27 | .313 |
| 1960 | SF | 153 | 595 | 107 | 190 | 29 | 103 | 25 | .319 |
| 1961 | SF | 154 | 572 | 129 | 176 | 40 | 123 | 18 | .308 |
| 1962 | SF | 162 | 621 | 130 | 189 | 49 | 141 | 18 | .304 |
| 1963 | SF | 157 | 596 | 115 | 187 | 38 | 103 | 8 | .314 |
| 1964 | SF | 157 | 578 | 121 | 171 | 47 | 111 | 19 | .296 |
| 1965 | SF | 157 | 558 | 118 | 177 | 52 | 112 | 9 | .317 |
| 1966 | SF | 152 | 552 | 99 | 159 | 37 | 103 | 5 | .288 |
| 1967 | SF | 141 | 486 | 83 | 128 | 22 | 70 | 6 | .263 |
| 1968 | SF | 148 | 498 | 84 | 144 | 23 | 79 | 12 | .289 |
| 1969 | SF | 117 | 403 | 64 | 114 | 13 | 58 | 6 | .283 |
| 1970 | SF | 139 | 478 | 94 | 139 | 28 | 83 | 5 | .291 |
| 1971 | SF | 136 | 417 | 82 | 113 | 18 | 61 | 23 | .271 |
| 1972 |  SF/NYM | 88 | 244 | 35 | 61 | 8 | 22 | 4 | .250 |
| 1973 | NYM | 66 | 209 | 24 | 44 | 6 | 25 | 1 | .211 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | SF | 524 | 219 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | SF | 144 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | SF | 640 | 377 | 87 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | SF | 670 | 382 | 82 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | SF | 650 | 322 | 71 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | SF | 668 | 366 | 81 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | SF | 685 | 350 | 73 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | SF | 648 | 335 | 82 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | SF | 669 | 330 | 70 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | SF | 659 | 334 | 75 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | SF | 706 | 382 | 90 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | SF | 671 | 347 | 77 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | SF | 665 | 351 | 77 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | SF | 638 | 360 | 76 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | SF | 629 | 307 | 70 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | SF | 544 | 220 | 46 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | SF | 573 | 243 | 48 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | SF | 459 | 176 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | SF | 566 | 242 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | SF | 537 | 201 | 47 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | SF/NYM | 309 | 98 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NYM | 239 | 72 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 150.8
- RC
- 2374.4
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | SF | 3.6 | 80.8 | 6.4 | .198 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 23.2 | 0 |
| 1952 | SF | 1.2 | 18.6 | 5.1 | .173 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 31.8 | 0 |
| 1954 | SF | 10.3 | 147.1 | 10.4 | .322 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 13.8 | 0 |
| 1955 | SF | 8.8 | 151.7 | 10.1 | .340 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 11.4 | 0 |
| 1956 | SF | 7.2 | 123.4 | 7.9 | .261 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 16.1 | 0 |
| 1957 | SF | 8.0 | 144.6 | 9.4 | .292 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 16.7 | 0 |
| 1958 | SF | 10.0 | 147.5 | 9.9 | .237 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 20.7 | 0 |
| 1959 | SF | 7.4 | 130.6 | 8.7 | .270 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 16.9 | 0 |
| 1960 | SF | 9.2 | 127.1 | 8.1 | .235 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 20.5 | 0 |
| 1961 | SF | 8.4 | 130.7 | 8.6 | .276 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 14.3 | 0 |
| 1962 | SF | 10.2 | 147 | 9.1 | .311 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 12.7 | 0 |
| 1963 | SF | 10.2 | 131.3 | 8.5 | .268 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 15.7 | 0 |
| 1964 | SF | 10.7 | 135.1 | 8.8 | .311 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 12.3 | 0 |
| 1965 | SF | 10.9 | 138.7 | 9.6 | .328 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 10.7 | 0 |
| 1966 | SF | 8.8 | 114.9 | 7.8 | .268 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 14.9 | 0 |
| 1967 | SF | 4.2 | 78 | 5.8 | .189 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 22.1 | 0 |
| 1968 | SF | 6.1 | 94.3 | 7 | .199 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 21.7 | 0 |
| 1969 | SF | 3.0 | 68 | 6.2 | .154 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 31 | 0 |
| 1970 | SF | 4.9 | 99.9 | 7.8 | .215 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 17.1 | 0 |
| 1971 | SF | 6.0 | 97.9 | 8.5 | .211 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 23.2 | 0 |
| 1972 | SF/NYM | 1.8 | 44.3 | 6.2 | .152 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 30.5 | 0 |
| 1973 | NYM | -0.1 | 24 | 3.9 | .134 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 34.8 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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
- 1954 World Series with the San Francisco Giants
Awards
- NL Rookie of the Year: 1951
- NL MVP ×2: 1954, 1965
- AL Gold Glove: 1957
- NL Gold Glove ×12: 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968
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 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1965 (4th)
- Home Runs: 1965 (1st), 1966 (5th)
- RBI: 1965 (3rd), 1966 (7th)
- OPS: 1965 (1st), 1966 (10th), 1968 (8th), 1971 (6th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.