Willie Mays

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: May 6, 1931 in Westfield, AL us

High School: Fairfield Industrial HS (Fairfield, AL)

Debut: 1948 (10,376th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: May 25, 1951 (Age 20-019d)
vs. PHI 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 9, 1973 (Age 42-126d)
vs. MON 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1979. (Voted by BBWAA on 409/432 ballots)
View Willie Mays's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Willie Howard Mays

Nicknames: Say Hey Kid

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Hall of Fame
2x MVP
Rookie of the Year
24x All-Star
1954 World Series
12x Gold Glove
Batting Title
2x AS MVP
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

156.2

10924

3293

660

.301

2068

RBI

1909

339

OBP

.384

SLG

.557

OPS

.940

OPS+

155

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	NYG		PIT	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
2	2	Apr 18	NYG		PIT	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 19	NYG		PIT	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
4	4	Apr 20	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
5	5	Apr 22 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
6	6	Apr 22 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-7	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	7	Apr 25	NYG		BRO	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
8	8	Apr 27	NYG		PHI	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
9	9	Apr 28	NYG		PHI	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
10	10	Apr 29 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,4-5	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
11	11	Apr 29 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	NYG	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	13	May 2	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	73	17.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	14	May 4	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-3	CG	39	9.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF
15	15	May 6 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	16	May 6 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
17	17	May 7	NYG	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
18	18	May 8	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
19	19	May 9	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
20	20	May 11	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	21	May 12	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	CF
22	22	May 13	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
23	23	May 15	NYG		CHC	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
24	24	May 16	NYG		CHC	W,9-3	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
25	25	May 17	NYG		MLN	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
26	26	May 19	NYG		MLN	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
27	27	May 20 (1)	NYG		STL	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	28	May 20 (2)	NYG		STL	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
29	29	May 21	NYG		STL	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
30	30	May 22	NYG		CIN	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
31	31	May 25	NYG		BRO	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	33 (1)	May 28	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
33	34	May 30 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	40	9.1	5	1	0	6	1	CF
34	35	May 30 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	62	15.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
35	36	May 31	NYG	@	PIT	L,0-3	CG	28	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	37	Jun 1	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
37	38	Jun 2	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
38	39	Jun 3 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
39	40	Jun 3 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
40	41	Jun 4	NYG	@	STL	L,5-11	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
41	42	Jun 5	NYG	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
42	43	Jun 6	NYG	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	39	10.1	2	1	1	4	1	CF
43	44	Jun 8	NYG	@	MLN	W,7-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	45	Jun 9	NYG	@	MLN	L,0-4	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	46	Jun 10	NYG	@	MLN	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
46	47	Jun 12	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
47	48	Jun 13	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
48	49	Jun 14	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
49	50	Jun 15	NYG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
50	51	Jun 16	NYG		CIN	L,1-3	CG	42	11.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
51	52	Jun 17 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
52	53	Jun 17 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
53	54	Jun 19	NYG		CHC	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
54	55	Jun 20	NYG		CHC	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
55	56	Jun 22	NYG		MLN	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
56	57	Jun 23	NYG		MLN	L,1-2	CG	31	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
57	58	Jun 24 (1)	NYG		MLN	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
58	59	Jun 24 (2)	NYG		MLN	L,1-7	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
59	60	Jun 26	NYG		STL	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
60	61	Jun 27	NYG		STL	L,0-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
61	62	Jun 28	NYG		BRO	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
62	63	Jun 29	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
63	64	Jun 30	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	65	Jul 1 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	66	Jul 1 susp	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
66	67	Jul 2	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
67	68	Jul 4 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,2-15	CG	58	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
68	69	Jul 4 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
69	70	Jul 7	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
70	71	Jul 8 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,11-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
71	72	Jul 8 (2)	NYG		PIT	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	73	Jul 12	NYG	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
73	74	Jul 13	NYG	@	STL	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
74	75	Jul 14	NYG	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
75	76	Jul 15 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	45	9.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
76	77	Jul 15 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	43	10.1	5	0	0	5	0	CF
77	78	Jul 16	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
78	79	Jul 17	NYG	@	MLN	W,8-6	CG	0	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
79	80	Jul 18	NYG	@	MLN	L,3-7	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
80	81	Jul 19	NYG	@	MLN	L,3-13	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
81	82	Jul 20	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
82	83	Jul 22 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
83	84	Jul 22 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-2	GF	9	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
84	85	Jul 24	NYG		MLN	L,3-4	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
85	86	Jul 25	NYG		MLN	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
86	87	Jul 26	NYG		MLN	L,0-11	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
87	88	Jul 27	NYG		STL	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
88	89	Jul 28	NYG		STL	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
89	90	Jul 29	NYG		STL	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
90	91	Jul 31 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
91	92	Jul 31 (2)	NYG		CIN	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	93	Aug 1	NYG		CIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
93	94	Aug 2	NYG		CIN	L,2-10	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
94	95	Aug 3 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
95	96	Aug 3 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
96	97	Aug 4	NYG		CHC	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
97	98	Aug 7 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
98	99	Aug 7 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,1-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
99	100	Aug 8	NYG		PHI	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
100	101	Aug 9	NYG		PHI	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
101	102	Aug 10	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
102	103	Aug 11	NYG	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
103	104	Aug 12 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
104	105	Aug 12 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-11	CG	0	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
105	106	Aug 14	NYG	@	BRO	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
106	107	Aug 15	NYG	@	BRO	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
107	108	Aug 16	NYG	@	BRO	L,9-10	CG	57	12.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
108	109	Aug 17	NYG		PIT	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
109	110	Aug 18	NYG		PIT	L,1-9	CG	41	9.0	7	0	1	8	0
110	111	Aug 19 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
111	112	Aug 19 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
112	113	Aug 21 (1)	NYG	@	MLN	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
113	114	Aug 21 (2)	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
114	115	Aug 22	NYG	@	MLN	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
115	116	Aug 23 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
116	117	Aug 23 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,8-5	CG	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
117	118	Aug 24	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	50	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
118	119	Aug 25	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
119	120	Aug 26 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
120	121	Aug 26 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
121	122	Aug 28	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-11	CG	45	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
122	123	Aug 29	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
123	124	Aug 31	NYG		BRO	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	125	Sep 1 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
125	126	Sep 1 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,0-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
126	127	Sep 2 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
127	128	Sep 2 (2)	NYG		BRO	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
128	129	Sep 3 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
129	130	Sep 3 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
130	131	Sep 4	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
131	132	Sep 5	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	46	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
132	133	Sep 7 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
133	134	Sep 7 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	43	10.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
134	135	Sep 8	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
135	136	Sep 9	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
136	137	Sep 11	NYG		CIN	L,5-11	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
137	139 (1)	Sep 13	NYG		STL	L,0-5	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
138	140	Sep 14	NYG		STL	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
139	141	Sep 15	NYG		STL	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
140	142	Sep 17 (1)	NYG		MLN	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
141	143	Sep 17 (2)	NYG		MLN	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
142	144	Sep 18 (1)	NYG		CHC	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
143	145	Sep 18 (2)	NYG		CHC	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
144	146	Sep 19 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	6	0	1	7	0
145	147	Sep 19 (2)	NYG		CHC	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
146	148	Sep 21	NYG		PHI	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
147	149	Sep 22	NYG		PHI	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
148	150	Sep 23	NYG		PHI	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
149	151	Sep 25	NYG		PIT	W,10-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
150	152	Sep 29	NYG	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
151	153	Sep 30 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
152	154	Sep 30 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-5	GS	27	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
							152gm		1344.2	405	14	9	428	6