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.

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1955 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
2	2	Apr 14	NYG		BRO	L,8-10	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 15	NYG		BRO	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
4	4	Apr 16	NYG		PHI	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
5	5	Apr 17 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,2-4	CG	43	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
6	6	Apr 17 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	7	Apr 18	NYG		PIT	W,12-3	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
8	8	Apr 22	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	9	Apr 23	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
10	10	Apr 24	NYG	@	BRO	W,11-10	CG	52	10.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
11	11	Apr 26	NYG		MLN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
12	12	Apr 27	NYG		MLN	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	13	Apr 28	NYG		STL	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
14	14	Apr 30	NYG		STL	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	NYG		CIN	W,2-1	CG	57	16.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	16	May 3	NYG		CHC	L,0-6	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
17	17	May 4	NYG		CHC	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
18	18	May 5	NYG		CHC	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	19	May 6	NYG		PIT	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
20	20	May 7	NYG		PIT	W,11-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
21	21	May 8 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
22	22	May 8 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
23	23	May 10	NYG	@	CIN	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
24	24	May 11	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
25	25	May 13	NYG	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
26	26	May 14	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-8	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
27	27	May 15 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
28	28	May 15 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
29	29	May 17	NYG	@	MLN	L,4-9	CG	44	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
30	30	May 18	NYG	@	MLN	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
31	31	May 19	NYG	@	MLN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
32	32	May 20	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
33	33	May 21	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
34	34	May 22 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	35	May 22 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	36	May 24	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	CF
37	37	May 25 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	CF
38	38	May 25 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
39	39	May 26	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	48	10.2	6	0	0	6	0	CF
40	40	May 27	NYG		BRO	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
41	41	May 28	NYG		BRO	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
42	42	May 29	NYG		BRO	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
43	43	May 30 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
44	44	May 30 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
45	45	May 31	NYG		PHI	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	46	Jun 1	NYG		CIN	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
47	47	Jun 2	NYG		CIN	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
48	48	Jun 3	NYG		CHC	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
49	49	Jun 4	NYG		CHC	L,8-9	CG	53	12.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	50	Jun 5 (1)	NYG		CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
51	51	Jun 5 (2)	NYG		CHC	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
52	52	Jun 7	NYG		MLN	L,4-13	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
53	53	Jun 8	NYG		MLN	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
54	54	Jun 10	NYG		STL	W,2-1	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
55	55	Jun 12 (1)	NYG		STL	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
56	56	Jun 12 (2)	NYG		STL	L,5-6	CG	55	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
57	57	Jun 14	NYG	@	CHC	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
58	58	Jun 15	NYG	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
59	59	Jun 16	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
60	60	Jun 17	NYG	@	MLN	L,4-5	CG	43	9.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
61	61	Jun 18	NYG	@	MLN	L,4-7	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
62	64 (2)	Jun 21	NYG	@	CIN	L,1-10	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
63	65	Jun 22	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
64	66	Jun 24	NYG	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	67	Jun 25	NYG	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
66	68	Jun 26 (1)	NYG	@	STL	L,2-9	CG	43	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
67	69	Jun 26 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
68	70	Jun 28	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
69	71	Jun 29	NYG	@	BRO	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
70	72	Jun 30	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	45	10.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	73	Jul 1	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	42	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
72	74	Jul 2	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
73	75	Jul 3	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
74	76	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	0	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
75	77	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	0	11.0	5	0	0	5	0
76	78	Jul 5	NYG	@	PIT	W,11-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
77	79	Jul 6	NYG		PHI	W,4-2	CG	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
78	80	Jul 7	NYG		PHI	W,8-5	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
79	81	Jul 8	NYG		BRO	L,8-12	CG	45	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
80	82	Jul 9	NYG		BRO	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
81	83	Jul 10	NYG		BRO	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
82	84	Jul 14	NYG		CHC	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
83	85	Jul 15	NYG		CHC	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	86	Jul 16	NYG		MLN	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
85	87	Jul 17 (1)	NYG		MLN	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
86	88	Jul 17 (2)	NYG		MLN	L,1-3	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
87	89	Jul 18	NYG		MLN	W,6-5	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
88	90	Jul 19 (1)	NYG		STL	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	91	Jul 19 (2)	NYG		STL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
90	92	Jul 20	NYG		STL	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
91	93	Jul 21	NYG		STL	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
92	94	Jul 22	NYG		CIN	W,6-3	CG	57	14.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
93	95	Jul 23	NYG		CIN	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
94	96	Jul 24 (1)	NYG		CIN	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
95	97	Jul 24 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
96	98	Jul 26	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	55	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
97	99	Jul 27 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
98	100	Jul 27 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	L,8-9	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
99	101	Jul 28	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
100	102	Jul 29	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
101	103	Jul 30	NYG	@	MLN	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
102	104	Jul 31	NYG	@	MLN	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	105	Aug 1	NYG	@	STL	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
104	106	Aug 2	NYG	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
105	107	Aug 3	NYG	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
106	108	Aug 4	NYG	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
107	109	Aug 5	NYG	@	CIN	W,12-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
108	110	Aug 6	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-13	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
109	111	Aug 7 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
110	112	Aug 7 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
111	113	Aug 9	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	46	9.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
112	114	Aug 10	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	33	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
113	115	Aug 14 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
114	116	Aug 14 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
115	117	Aug 16	NYG		BRO	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
116	118	Aug 17	NYG		BRO	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
117	119	Aug 18	NYG		BRO	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
118	120	Aug 19	NYG	@	PIT	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
119	121	Aug 20	NYG	@	PIT	W,14-9	CG	58	12.0	5	0	0	5	0
120	122	Aug 23	NYG		STL	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
121	123	Aug 24	NYG		STL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
122	124	Aug 25	NYG		MLN	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
123	125	Aug 26	NYG		MLN	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
124	126	Aug 27	NYG		MLN	L,4-5	CG	42	11.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
125	127	Aug 28	NYG		CHC	L,0-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
126	128	Aug 29	NYG		CHC	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
127	129	Aug 30 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
128	130	Aug 30 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
129	131	Aug 31	NYG		CIN	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
130	132	Sep 1	NYG		CIN	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
131	133	Sep 2	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
132	134	Sep 3	NYG	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
133	135	Sep 4	NYG	@	PHI	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
134	136	Sep 5 (1)	NYG		PIT	L,5-8	CG	45	10.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
135	137	Sep 5 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
136	138	Sep 7	NYG	@	STL	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
137	139	Sep 8	NYG	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
138	140	Sep 9	NYG	@	CIN	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
139	141	Sep 10	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
140	142	Sep 11	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
141	143	Sep 13	NYG	@	MLN	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
142	144	Sep 14	NYG	@	MLN	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
143	145	Sep 16	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
144	146	Sep 17	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
145	147	Sep 18	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
146	148	Sep 20 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,11-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
147	149	Sep 20 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,14-8	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
148	150	Sep 21 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
149	151	Sep 21 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,7-3	GS	0	0.2	1	0	0	1	0
150	152	Sep 23	NYG		PHI	L,1-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
151	153	Sep 25 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
152	154	Sep 25 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,1-3	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
							152gm		1361.1	399	22	8	429	8