Willie Stargell stats

Last played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1982

First Baseman

1940–2001 · 6' 2"

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Willie Stargell played 21 MLB seasons, 1962 to 1982.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,360
AB
7,927
R
1,195
H
2,232
HR
475
RBI
1,540
SB
17
AVG
.282

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.
1962PIT103119040.290
1963PIT108304347411470.243
1964PIT1174215311521781.273
1965PIT14453368145271071.272
1966PIT14048584153331022.315
1967PIT1344625412520731.271
1968PIT1284355710324675.237
1969PIT1455228916029921.307
1970PIT1364747012531850.264
1971PIT141511104151481250.295
1972PIT13849575145331121.293
1973PIT148522106156441190.299
1974PIT1405089015325960.301
1975PIT1244617113622900.295
1976PIT1174285411020652.257
1977PIT63186295113350.274
1978PIT1223906011528973.295
1979PIT1264246011932820.281
1980PIT67202285311380.262
1981PIT3860217090.283
1982PIT74736173170.233

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

Career Postseason

GP
36
AB
133
R
18
H
37
HR
7
RBI
20
SB
0
AVG
.278

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
9,026
TB
4,190
XBH
953
HBP
78
IBB
227
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.
1962PIT341440100
1963PIT328130282000
1964PIT442211472200
1965PIT5822676071300
1966PIT5492826361600
1967PIT5362154432500
1968PIT4961924061100
1969PIT5942906661400
1970PIT5292425251100
1971PIT6063217472000
1972PIT5692766321500
1973PIT6093379032200
1974PIT6052736662100
1975PIT526238563600
1976PIT487196435600
1977PIT2221022531000
1978PIT4502214871000
1979PIT4802345131200
1980PIT231982221000
1981PIT662140100
1982PIT853070100

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
54.2
RC
1,538.4
RC/27
7.20
ISOP
.247
SECA
.365
BB/K
0.48
AB/HR
16.7
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.
1962PIT0.14.65.5.1610.20.300
1963PIT-0.538.34.4.1840.20.227.60
1964PIT1.164.65.6.2280.30.2200
1965PIT3.089.26.1.2290.30.319.70
1966PIT4.7105.38.2.2660.40.414.70
1967PIT2.182.96.6.1950.30.723.10
1968PIT1.765.85.2.2050.30.518.10
1969PIT5.1111.28.2.2490.40.5180
1970PIT2.381.86.2.2470.30.415.30
1971PIT7.6126.29.3.3330.50.510.60
1972PIT3.7103.97.8.2650.40.5150
1973PIT7.0129.59.4.3470.50.611.90
1974PIT5.2113.18.5.2360.40.820.30
1975PIT3.4917.5.2210.30.5210
1976PIT0.870.45.9.2010.30.521.40
1977PIT0.739.87.8.2740.40.614.30
1978PIT2.984.78.2.2720.40.513.90
1979PIT2.383.57.2.2710.40.513.30
1980PIT1.135.86.4.2230.40.518.40
1981PIT-0.27.64.7.0670.20.600
1982PIT0.110.44.9.1780.30.424.30

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

Bio

Died
Apr 9, 2001Aged 61, born Mar 6, 1940
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1962
Birthplace
Earlsboro, OK
NL MVP
1979
World Series MVP
1979

What were Willie Stargell's career stats?

Willie Stargell played 21 seasons for the Pirates. He was a career .282 hitter with 2,232 hits, 475 home runs and 1,540 RBI. His best season was 1966: a .315 batting average, 33 home runs and 102 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

21 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1962 to 1982

Willie Stargell led MLB in home runs (1971, 1973), RBI (1973) and OPS (1974); finished top 10 in a stat 18 times.

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Awards

All-time career rank

  • 32nd in home runs (475)
  • 178th in hits (2,232)
  • 42nd in rbi (1,540)

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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