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.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	SFG		NYM	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
2	2	Apr 11	SFG		PIT	L,1-3	CG	56	15.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
3	3	Apr 13	SFG		PIT	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
4	4	Apr 14 (1)	SFG		PHI	W,13-2	GS	23	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
5	5	Apr 14 (2)	SFG		PHI	W,3-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
6	6	Apr 17	SFG	@	NYM	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	7	Apr 18	SFG	@	NYM	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
8	8	Apr 19	SFG	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	9	Apr 20	SFG	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
10	11 (1)	Apr 22	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	38	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
11	12	Apr 23	SFG	@	PHI	W,7-1	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
12	13	Apr 26	SFG		LAD	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
13	14	Apr 27	SFG		LAD	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
14	15	Apr 28	SFG		LAD	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
15	16	Apr 29	SFG		ATL	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
16	17	Apr 30	SFG		ATL	W,7-0	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	18	May 1	SFG		CIN	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	19	May 2	SFG		CIN	L,2-6	GF	28	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
19	20	May 3	SFG		STL	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
20	21	May 4	SFG		STL	L,6-11	CG	47	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
21	22	May 5	SFG		STL	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
22	23	May 6	SFG	@	HOU	L,2-10	GS	26	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	24	May 7	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
24	25	May 8	SFG	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
25	26	May 9	SFG	@	HOU	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
26	27	May 10	SFG	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
27	28	May 11	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
28	29	May 12	SFG	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
29	30	May 14	SFG		HOU	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
30	31	May 15	SFG		HOU	W,7-3	GS	20	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
31	32	May 16	SFG		HOU	W,3-1	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
32	33	May 17	SFG		CHC	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
33	34	May 18	SFG		CHC	L,7-10	GS	36	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
34	35	May 19 (1)	SFG		CHC	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
35	36	May 19 (2)	SFG		CHC	L,3-6	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
36	37	May 20	SFG	@	ATL	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
37	38	May 21	SFG	@	ATL	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
38	39	May 22	SFG	@	ATL	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
39	40	May 23	SFG	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
40	41	May 24	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
41	42	May 25	SFG	@	CHC	L,0-3	GS	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
42	44 (1)	May 28	SFG	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
43	45	May 29	SFG	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
44	46	May 30	SFG	@	STL	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
45	47	May 31	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	48	Jun 1	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	42	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	CF
47	49	Jun 2	SFG	@	LAD	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
48	50	Jun 3	SFG		PHI	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
49	52 (1)	Jun 5	SFG		PHI	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
50	53	Jun 6	SFG		PHI	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
51	54	Jun 7	SFG		NYM	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
52	55	Jun 9 (1)	SFG		NYM	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	CF
53	57 (1)	Jun 10	SFG		PIT	W,8-0	GS	29	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
54	58	Jun 11	SFG		PIT	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
55	59	Jun 12	SFG		PIT	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
56	60	Jun 13	SFG		PIT	L,7-8	CG	47	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
57	61	Jun 14	SFG	@	NYM	L,3-7	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
58	62	Jun 15	SFG	@	NYM	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	63	Jun 16 (1)	SFG	@	NYM	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
60	64	Jun 16 (2)	SFG	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
61	65	Jun 18 (1)	SFG	@	PHI	L,2-10	GS	29	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	67 (1)	Jun 19	SFG	@	PHI	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	68	Jun 20	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
64	69	Jun 21	SFG	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
65	70	Jun 22	SFG	@	PIT	W,10-3	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
66	71	Jun 23	SFG	@	PIT	W,2-1	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
67	72	Jun 25	SFG		LAD	W,9-0	GS	23	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
68	73	Jun 26	SFG		LAD	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
69	74	Jun 27	SFG		LAD	L,5-6	CG	47	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
70	77 (2)	Jun 30	SFG		CIN	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	78	Jul 1	SFG		ATL	L,1-5	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	79	Jul 2	SFG		ATL	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
73	80	Jul 3	SFG		ATL	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
74	81	Jul 4	SFG		ATL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
75	82	Jul 5	SFG		STL	L,3-4	CG	52	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
76	83	Jul 6	SFG		STL	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
77	84	Jul 7	SFG		STL	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
78	85	Jul 11	SFG	@	CIN	W,7-1	GS	19	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
79	86	Jul 12	SFG	@	CIN	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
80	89 (2)	Jul 15	SFG	@	ATL	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
81	90	Jul 16	SFG	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
82	91	Jul 18	SFG	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	92	Jul 19	SFG		HOU	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
84	93	Jul 20	SFG		HOU	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
85	94	Jul 21 (1)	SFG		HOU	L,1-2	CG	39	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
86	95	Jul 21 (2)	SFG		HOU	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
87	96	Jul 22	SFG		CHC	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
88	97	Jul 23	SFG		CHC	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
89	98	Jul 24	SFG		CHC	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
90	99	Jul 26	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
91	100	Jul 27	SFG	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
92	101	Jul 28	SFG	@	HOU	W,4-2	CG	41	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
93	102	Jul 29	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
94	103	Jul 30	SFG	@	CHC	L,4-10	GS	23	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
95	104	Jul 31	SFG	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	105	Aug 1	SFG	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
97	106	Aug 2	SFG		PIT	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
98	107	Aug 3	SFG		PIT	W,7-0	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
99	108	Aug 4	SFG		PIT	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
100	109	Aug 5	SFG		PHI	L,4-6	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
101	111 (1)	Aug 7	SFG		PHI	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
102	112	Aug 9	SFG		NYM	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
103	113	Aug 10 (1)	SFG		NYM	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
104	116 (2)	Aug 11 (2)	SFG		NYM	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
105	117	Aug 13	SFG	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
106	118	Aug 14	SFG	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
107	119	Aug 15	SFG	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
108	120	Aug 16	SFG	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
109	121	Aug 17	SFG	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
110	122	Aug 18	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
111	123	Aug 19	SFG	@	NYM	W,1-0	CG	64	17.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
112	125 (1)	Aug 21	SFG	@	NYM	W,13-3	GS	32	7.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
113	126	Aug 22	SFG	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
114	129 (2)	Aug 25	SFG	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	43	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	CF
115	130	Aug 26	SFG		CHC	W,3-0	CG	28	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
116	131	Aug 27	SFG		CHC	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
117	132	Aug 28	SFG		HOU	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
118	133	Aug 29	SFG		HOU	L,1-6	GS	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
119	134	Aug 30	SFG		LAD	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
120	135	Aug 31	SFG		LAD	W,5-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
121	137 (1)	Sep 2 (1)	SFG	@	CHC	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
122	139 (1)	Sep 3	SFG	@	CHC	L,3-8	GS	21	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
123	141 (1)	Sep 4 (2)	SFG	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
124	142	Sep 6 (1)	SFG	@	STL	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
125	143	Sep 6 (2)	SFG	@	STL	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	2	3	0	CF
126	144	Sep 7	SFG	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
127	145	Sep 8	SFG	@	STL	L,2-3	GF	30	6.1	3	0	1	4	0	PH CF
128	146	Sep 9	SFG	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
129	147	Sep 10	SFG	@	ATL	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
130	148	Sep 11	SFG	@	ATL	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
131	150 (1)	Sep 14	SFG		CIN	W,9-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
132	151	Sep 15	SFG		CIN	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
133	152	Sep 16	SFG		CIN	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
134	153	Sep 17	SFG		STL	W,1-0	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
135	154	Sep 18	SFG		STL	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
136	155	Sep 19	SFG		STL	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
137	156	Sep 20	SFG		ATL	W,8-1	GS	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
138	157	Sep 21	SFG		ATL	L,1-2	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
139	158	Sep 22	SFG		ATL	W,10-2	GS	22	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
140	159	Sep 24	SFG	@	HOU	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
141	161 (1)	Sep 27	SFG	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	58	15.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
142	162	Sep 28	SFG	@	CIN	W,10-4	GF	14	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH CF
143	163	Sep 29	SFG	@	CIN	L,0-3	GS	20	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
							143gm		1152.2	313	7	7	327	3