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.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	NYM		PHI	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
2	2	Apr 7	NYM		PHI	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
3	6 (3)	Apr 14	NYM	@	PHI	L,3-7	GS	21	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
4	10 (3)	Apr 19 (1)	NYM		CHC	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
5	12 (1)	Apr 21	NYM		MON	W,5-0	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
6	13	Apr 22 (1)	NYM		MON	L,1-2	CG	39	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
7	15 (1)	Apr 24	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
8	17 (1)	Apr 26	NYM	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	18	Apr 27	NYM	@	ATL	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
10	19	Apr 28	NYM	@	ATL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	21 (1)	May 2	NYM		CIN	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
12	25 (3)	May 6	NYM		HOU	L,8-14	GS	17	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	48 (22)	Jun 5	NYM	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
14	50 (1)	Jun 9	NYM		LAD	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
15	51	Jun 10	NYM		LAD	L,0-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	52	Jun 11	NYM		SFG	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
17	53	Jun 12	NYM		SFG	W,5-4	GS	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	54	Jun 13	NYM		SFG	W,3-1	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
19	55	Jun 15	NYM		SDP	W,5-2	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
20	56	Jun 16	NYM		SDP	W,10-2	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
21	58 (1)	Jun 18	NYM	@	PHI	L,6-9	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
22	61 (2)	Jun 21	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS	24	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	62	Jun 22	NYM	@	PIT	W,5-4	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
24	63	Jun 23	NYM	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
25	64	Jun 24	NYM	@	PIT	W,5-2	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
26	66 (1)	Jun 26	NYM		CHC	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
27	68 (1)	Jun 27 (2)	NYM		PHI	L,1-7	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	71 (2)	Jun 30	NYM	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	72	Jul 1 (1)	NYM	@	CHC	W,6-5	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
30	73	Jul 1 (2)	NYM	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
31	76 (2)	Jul 4	NYM	@	MON	L,5-7	GS	22	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
32	77	Jul 5	NYM	@	MON	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
33	78	Jul 6	NYM		ATL	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
34	79	Jul 7	NYM		ATL	L,8-9	GF	15	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	CF
35	80	Jul 8	NYM		ATL	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
36	81	Jul 9	NYM		HOU	W,2-1	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
37	82	Jul 10	NYM		HOU	W,1-0	CG	28	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
38	83	Jul 11	NYM		HOU	L,1-7	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
39	86 (2)	Jul 14	NYM	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
40	87	Jul 15	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
41	88	Jul 16	NYM	@	ATL	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
42	91 (2)	Jul 20	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-6	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
43	93 (1)	Jul 22	NYM	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
44	98 (4)	Jul 29	NYM		MON	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
45	101 (2)	Jul 31	NYM		PIT	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	104 (2)	Aug 2	NYM		PIT	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
47	105	Aug 3	NYM		STL	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
48	115 (9)	Aug 12	NYM	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
49	117 (1)	Aug 14	NYM	@	SDP	L,0-9	CG	38	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
50	119 (1)	Aug 17	NYM		CIN	L,1-2	GS	27	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
51	120	Aug 18	NYM		CIN	W,12-1	GS	21	5.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
52	121	Aug 19	NYM		CIN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
53	123 (1)	Aug 21	NYM		LAD	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
54	125 (1)	Aug 23	NYM		LAD	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
55	126	Aug 24	NYM		SFG	W,1-0	CG	38	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
56	127	Aug 25	NYM		SFG	L,0-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
57	128	Aug 26	NYM		SFG	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
58	131 (2)	Aug 29	NYM		SDP	W,3-0	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
59	132	Aug 30	NYM	@	STL	L,0-1	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	136 (3)	Sep 3 (1)	NYM		PHI	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
61	137	Sep 3 (2)	NYM		PHI	L,3-6	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
62	143 (5)	Sep 9	NYM	@	MON	W,3-0	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
							62gm		460.0	246	5	4	255	9