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.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	SFG	@	SDP	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
2	2	Apr 7	SFG	@	SDP	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
3	3	Apr 8	SFG	@	SDP	L,6-7	CG	40	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 10	SFG	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
5	6 (1)	Apr 11 (2)	SFG	@	STL	W,7-2	GS	19	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
6	7	Apr 12	SFG		SDP	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
7	8	Apr 14	SFG		HOU	W,2-1	CG	45	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
8	9	Apr 15	SFG		HOU	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
9	10	Apr 16	SFG		CHC	W,9-0	CG	29	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
10	11	Apr 17	SFG		CHC	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
11	12	Apr 18 (1)	SFG		CHC	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
12	13	Apr 18 (2)	SFG		CHC	W,8-1	GS	19	4.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
13	14	Apr 19	SFG		STL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
14	15	Apr 20	SFG		STL	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
15	17 (1)	Apr 23	SFG	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
16	18	Apr 24	SFG	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
17	20 (1)	Apr 27	SFG	@	ATL	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	22 (1)	Apr 29	SFG	@	ATL	W,5-2	CG	52	13.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
19	23	Apr 30	SFG	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	25 (1)	May 2	SFG	@	CIN	W,4-3	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
21	28 (2)	May 7	SFG		ATL	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
22	29	May 8	SFG		ATL	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	30	May 9 (1)	SFG		ATL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
24	31	May 9 (2)	SFG		ATL	L,5-6	GF	9	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH 1B
25	32	May 10	SFG		CIN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
26	33	May 11	SFG		CIN	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
27	34	May 12	SFG		CIN	W,7-2	GF	17	5.0	9	0	0	9	3	PH 1B
28	35	May 14	SFG		LAD	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	36	May 15	SFG		LAD	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	37	May 16	SFG		LAD	L,6-9	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	38	May 18	SFG	@	CHC	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	39	May 19	SFG	@	CHC	L,5-9	GS	35	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
33	40	May 20	SFG	@	CHC	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	41	May 21	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	42	May 22	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-2	GF	14	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
36	44 (1)	May 25	SFG	@	LAD	W,9-1	GS	17	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
37	45	May 26	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	13	1	1	15	1	1B
38	46	May 27	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
39	48 (1)	May 29	SFG		MON	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
40	49	May 30 (1)	SFG		MON	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
41	50	May 30 (2)	SFG		MON	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
42	51	May 31	SFG		NYM	W,2-1	CG	44	11.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	52	Jun 1	SFG		NYM	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
44	53	Jun 2	SFG		NYM	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
45	54	Jun 4	SFG		PHI	L,3-5	CG	44	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
46	56 (1)	Jun 6 (1)	SFG		PHI	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
47	57	Jun 6 (2)	SFG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	50	12.0	12	1	0	13	3	1B
48	58	Jun 8	SFG	@	MON	L,3-10	GS	33	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
49	61 (2)	Jun 11	SFG	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	62	Jun 12	SFG	@	NYM	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
51	63	Jun 13	SFG	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	42	9.2	8	2	1	11	1	1B
52	64	Jun 14	SFG	@	PHI	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
53	65	Jun 15	SFG	@	PHI	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
54	67 (1)	Jun 18 (1)	SFG		SDP	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
55	69 (1)	Jun 19	SFG		SDP	W,7-4	GS	39	9.0	6	0	1	7	1	CF 1B
56	70	Jun 20 (1)	SFG		SDP	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
57	71	Jun 20 (2)	SFG		SDP	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	11	0	1	12	3	1B
58	72	Jun 22	SFG		CHC	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
59	73	Jun 23	SFG		CHC	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
60	74	Jun 25	SFG	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	8	1	2	11	1	1B
61	76 (1)	Jun 27	SFG	@	HOU	L,2-5	GF	10	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH CF
62	77	Jun 28	SFG	@	SDP	L,2-6	GS	32	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF 1B
63	78	Jun 29	SFG	@	SDP	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
64	79	Jun 30	SFG	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	82 (2)	Jul 3	SFG		STL	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
66	83	Jul 4	SFG		LAD	L,4-14	CG	49	9.0	13	0	1	14	1	1B
67	84	Jul 5	SFG		LAD	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
68	85	Jul 6	SFG		HOU	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
69	86	Jul 7	SFG		HOU	L,4-18	GS	30	5.0	3	0	1	4	0	1B
70	87	Jul 8	SFG		HOU	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
71	88	Jul 9	SFG	@	LAD	W,7-4	GS	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF 1B
72	89	Jul 10	SFG	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
73	90	Jul 11	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-11	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
74	91	Jul 15	SFG	@	CIN	L,1-2	GS	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
75	92	Jul 16	SFG	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
76	93	Jul 17	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B CF
77	94	Jul 18 (1)	SFG	@	ATL	W,5-4	GF	15	5.0	7	0	0	7	0	PH 1B
78	95	Jul 18 (2)	SFG	@	ATL	L,2-4	GS	34	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	CF 1B
79	96	Jul 19	SFG	@	ATL	W,11-8	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
80	97	Jul 20	SFG	@	PIT	L,7-11	CG	47	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
81	98	Jul 21	SFG	@	PIT	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
82	100 (1)	Jul 23	SFG		CIN	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
83	105 (4)	Jul 28	SFG		ATL	W,2-1	CG	42	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
84	106	Jul 29	SFG		ATL	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
85	107	Jul 30	SFG		PIT	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
86	108	Jul 31	SFG		PIT	W,15-11	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	109	Aug 1 (1)	SFG		PIT	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
88	111 (1)	Aug 2	SFG		LAD	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
89	112	Aug 3	SFG		LAD	L,1-9	CG	50	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
90	113	Aug 4	SFG	@	STL	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
91	116 (2)	Aug 7	SFG	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
92	117	Aug 8 (1)	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	39	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
93	121 (3)	Aug 13	SFG		NYM	W,7-3	GS	18	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	122	Aug 14	SFG		NYM	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
95	123	Aug 15	SFG		NYM	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
96	124	Aug 17	SFG		PHI	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
97	126 (1)	Aug 20	SFG	@	MON	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
98	127	Aug 21	SFG	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	39	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
99	129 (1)	Aug 23	SFG	@	NYM	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
100	130	Aug 24	SFG	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
101	131	Aug 25	SFG	@	NYM	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
102	132	Aug 28 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	CF
103	134 (1)	Aug 29	SFG	@	PHI	W,8-3	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
104	135	Aug 31	SFG		ATL	W,9-0	GS	18	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
105	137 (1)	Sep 3	SFG		HOU	W,16-6	GS	38	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
106	139 (1)	Sep 5 (1)	SFG		HOU	L,0-1	GS	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	CF 1B
107	140	Sep 5 (2)	SFG		HOU	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	9	3	1	13	1	1B
108	141	Sep 6	SFG	@	LAD	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
109	142	Sep 7	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
110	143	Sep 8	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
111	144	Sep 10	SFG	@	ATL	L,5-7	CG	48	10.1	7	1	1	9	1	1B
112	145	Sep 11	SFG	@	ATL	L,4-5	GF	6	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
113	146	Sep 12	SFG	@	ATL	W,6-1	GS	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B CF
114	147	Sep 13	SFG		LAD	L,4-5	GS	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
115	148	Sep 14	SFG		LAD	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
116	151 (2)	Sep 17	SFG		SDP	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
117	153 (1)	Sep 19	SFG		SDP	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
118	154	Sep 21	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
119	155	Sep 22	SFG	@	HOU	W,3-1	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
120	156	Sep 23	SFG	@	HOU	W,2-1	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
121	158 (1)	Sep 25	SFG	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
122	159	Sep 26	SFG	@	CIN	W,12-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
123	160	Sep 28	SFG	@	SDP	W,7-1	GS	30	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
124	161	Sep 29	SFG	@	SDP	L,1-4	CG	40	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
125	162	Sep 30	SFG	@	SDP	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
							132gm		1026.0	577	30	17	624	44