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.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	SFG		PIT	L,7-8	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
2	2	Apr 12	SFG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
3	3	Apr 13	SFG		PIT	W,6-5	CG	52	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
4	4	Apr 14	SFG		PHI	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
5	5	Apr 15	SFG		PHI	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
6	6	Apr 16	SFG		PHI	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
7	7	Apr 18	SFG		CIN	L,1-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	8	Apr 19	SFG		CIN	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	9	Apr 20	SFG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
10	10	Apr 23 (1)	SFG		STL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
11	11	Apr 23 (2)	SFG		STL	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
12	12	Apr 25	SFG	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
13	13	Apr 26	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
14	14	Apr 28	SFG	@	MLN	L,0-1	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
15	15	Apr 29	SFG	@	MLN	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	16	Apr 30	SFG	@	MLN	W,14-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 2	SFG	@	CHC	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	18	May 3	SFG	@	CHC	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	19	May 4	SFG	@	CHC	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
20	20	May 5	SFG	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
21	21	May 7	SFG	@	PHI	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
22	22	May 9	SFG	@	PIT	L,6-9	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
23	23	May 10	SFG	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
24	24	May 12	SFG		MLN	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	25	May 13	SFG		MLN	W,8-5	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	26	May 14	SFG		MLN	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
27	27	May 15	SFG		CHC	W,14-1	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
28	28	May 16	SFG		CHC	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
29	29	May 17	SFG		CHC	W,4-3	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	30	May 19	SFG		LAD	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
31	31	May 20	SFG		LAD	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	32	May 21	SFG		LAD	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
33	33	May 22	SFG	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
34	34	May 23	SFG	@	STL	L,4-12	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
35	35	May 24	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
36	36	May 26	SFG	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	50	13.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
37	37	May 27	SFG	@	CHC	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
38	38	May 28	SFG	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	39	May 29	SFG		CIN	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
40	41 (1)	May 30 (2)	SFG		CIN	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
41	42	May 31	SFG		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	43	Jun 1	SFG		STL	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
43	44	Jun 2	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-6	CG	41	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
44	45	Jun 3	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	46	Jun 4	SFG	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
46	47	Jun 5	SFG		PHI	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
47	48	Jun 6	SFG		PHI	L,9-13	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
48	49	Jun 7	SFG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
49	50	Jun 8	SFG		PHI	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	51	Jun 9	SFG		PIT	W,9-6	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
51	52	Jun 10	SFG		PIT	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
52	53	Jun 11	SFG		PIT	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
53	54	Jun 12	SFG		LAD	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	55	Jun 13	SFG		LAD	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
55	56	Jun 14	SFG		MLN	W,11-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
56	57	Jun 15	SFG		MLN	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	58	Jun 16	SFG		CHC	L,6-12	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
58	59	Jun 17	SFG		CHC	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
59	60	Jun 18	SFG		CHC	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
60	62 (1)	Jun 21	SFG	@	MLN	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
61	63	Jun 22	SFG	@	MLN	L,6-8	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	64	Jun 23	SFG	@	STL	L,5-10	CG	46	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
63	65	Jun 24	SFG	@	STL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
64	66	Jun 25 (1)	SFG	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	67	Jun 25 (2)	SFG	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
66	68	Jun 26	SFG	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
67	69	Jun 27	SFG	@	PHI	W,12-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
68	70	Jun 28	SFG	@	PHI	T,7-7	CG	66	15.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
69	71	Jun 29 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	W,8-7	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
70	72	Jun 29 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	CF
71	73	Jun 30	SFG	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	37	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	74	Jul 1	SFG	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	75	Jul 2 (1)	SFG	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
74	76	Jul 2 (2)	SFG	@	PIT	L,0-9	CG	37	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
75	77	Jul 4 (1)	SFG	@	CHC	W,19-3	GS	18	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
76	78	Jul 4 (2)	SFG	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	79	Jul 5	SFG		CIN	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
78	80	Jul 6	SFG		CIN	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
79	81	Jul 7	SFG		STL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
80	82	Jul 8	SFG		STL	L,7-9	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
81	83	Jul 9 (1)	SFG		STL	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	84	Jul 9 (2)	SFG		STL	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	85	Jul 13	SFG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
84	86	Jul 14	SFG		PIT	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
85	87	Jul 15	SFG		PIT	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
86	88	Jul 16	SFG		PHI	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
87	89	Jul 17	SFG		PHI	L,7-10	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
88	90	Jul 19	SFG	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
89	91	Jul 20	SFG	@	STL	W,10-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	92	Jul 22	SFG	@	CIN	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
91	93	Jul 23 (1)	SFG	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
92	94	Jul 23 (2)	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-11	GS	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
93	95	Jul 25	SFG	@	PIT	W,16-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	96	Jul 26	SFG	@	PIT	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
95	97	Jul 27	SFG	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
96	98	Jul 28 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
97	99	Jul 28 (2)	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
98	100	Jul 29	SFG	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
99	101	Jul 30	SFG	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	102	Aug 2	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
101	103	Aug 3	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	41	9.2	6	0	0	6	0	CF
102	104	Aug 4	SFG		MLN	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
103	105	Aug 5	SFG		MLN	L,3-9	CG	50	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
104	106	Aug 6	SFG		MLN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
105	107	Aug 8	SFG		CHC	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
106	108	Aug 9	SFG		CHC	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
107	109	Aug 11	SFG		CIN	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
108	110	Aug 12	SFG		CIN	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
109	111	Aug 13	SFG		CIN	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
110	112	Aug 15	SFG		STL	W,3-2	GS	24	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
111	113	Aug 16	SFG		STL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
112	114	Aug 17	SFG		STL	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
113	115	Aug 18	SFG		LAD	W,2-1	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
114	116	Aug 19	SFG		LAD	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
115	117	Aug 20	SFG		LAD	W,11-8	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
116	118	Aug 22 (1)	SFG	@	CIN	W,12-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
117	119	Aug 22 (2)	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
118	120	Aug 23	SFG	@	CIN	W,14-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
119	121	Aug 24	SFG	@	CIN	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
120	122	Aug 25	SFG	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
121	123	Aug 26	SFG	@	STL	L,5-8	CG	43	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
122	124	Aug 27	SFG	@	STL	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
123	125	Aug 29	SFG	@	MLN	L,6-7	CG	57	12.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
124	126	Aug 30	SFG	@	MLN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
125	127	Aug 31	SFG	@	CHC	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	128	Sep 1	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	60	14.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
127	129	Sep 2	SFG	@	CHC	L,0-7	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
128	130	Sep 3	SFG	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
129	131	Sep 4	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
130	132	Sep 5	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
131	133	Sep 6	SFG	@	LAD	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
132	134	Sep 8	SFG		LAD	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
133	135	Sep 9	SFG		LAD	W,9-6	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
134	136	Sep 10	SFG		LAD	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
135	137	Sep 11	SFG		PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
136	138	Sep 12	SFG		PIT	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
137	139	Sep 13	SFG		PHI	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
138	140	Sep 14	SFG		PHI	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
139	141	Sep 15	SFG		CHC	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
140	142	Sep 16	SFG		CHC	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
141	143	Sep 17	SFG		CHC	W,8-2	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
142	144	Sep 18	SFG		MLN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
143	145	Sep 19	SFG		MLN	W,11-10	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
144	146	Sep 20	SFG		MLN	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
145	147	Sep 22	SFG	@	CIN	W,6-0	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
146	148	Sep 23	SFG	@	CIN	L,6-10	CG	39	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
147	149	Sep 24	SFG	@	CIN	W,12-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
148	150	Sep 25	SFG	@	PHI	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
149	151	Sep 27	SFG	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	44	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
150	152	Sep 28	SFG	@	PIT	W,7-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
151	153	Sep 29	SFG	@	MLN	L,1-4	CG	22	4.2	1	0	1	2	0	CF
152	154	Oct 1 (1)	SFG	@	MLN	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
153	155	Oct 1 (2)	SFG	@	MLN	L,2-3	GS	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
							153gm		1335.0	385	7	8	400	3