Willie Mays
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Willie Mays
Nickname:
Say Hey Kid
Birthdate:
May 6, 1931 (78 y, 5 m, 28 d)
Born In:
Westfield, MA, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
CF
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
5'10"/180
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1968 (3rd) Chicago (MLB)
1967 (2nd) San Francisco (MLB)
1966 (3rd) San Francisco (MLB)
1965 San Francisco (MLB)
1964 San Francisco (MLB)
1962 San Francisco (MLB)
All-Star 1968 Chicago (MLB)
1967 San Francisco (MLB)
1966 San Francisco (MLB)
1965 San Francisco (MLB)
1964 San Francisco (MLB)
1963 San Francisco (MLB)
1962 San Francisco (MLB)
League Champ 1970 Chicago (MLB)
1968 Chicago (MLB)
1964 San Francisco (MLB)
1963 San Francisco (MLB)
Gold Glove 1962 - CF San Francisco (MLB)
Silver Slugger 1967 - CF San Francisco (MLB)
1966 - CF San Francisco (MLB)
1965 - CF San Francisco (MLB)
1962 - CF San Francisco (MLB)
Championship Series MVP 1963 San Francisco (MLB)
Batter of the Month Jul 1968 Chicago (MLB)
May 1968 Chicago (MLB)
Oct 1966 San Francisco (MLB)
Oct 1964 San Francisco (MLB)
Jul 1963 San Francisco (MLB)
Jun 1963 San Francisco (MLB)
Aug 1962 San Francisco (MLB)
Player of the Week Sep 8, 1969 Chicago (MLB)
Jun 3, 1968 Chicago (MLB)
Apr 29, 1968 San Francisco (MLB)
Apr 24, 1967 San Francisco (MLB)
Sep 28, 1964 San Francisco (MLB)
Apr 20, 1964 San Francisco (MLB)
Jul 1, 1963 San Francisco (MLB)
Jun 17, 1963 San Francisco (MLB)
May 6, 1963 San Francisco (MLB)
Sep 3, 1962 San Francisco (MLB)
Jul 16, 1962 San Francisco (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink70
Grey Ink370
Similar Players (CF)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1955 152 8
1956 150 9
1957 149 9
1958 150 5
1960 152 5
1961 151 5
Year PA Rank
1955 670 7
1957 668 10
1958 685 2
1960 669 6
1961 659 7
Year AB Rank
1957 585 9
1958 600 6
1960 595 4
Year Hits Rank
1954 195 3
1955 185 5
1956 171 9
1957 195 4
1958 208 2
1959 180 6
1960 190 1
1961 176 6
1963 199 8
1964 223 2
1965 188 7
Year TB Rank
1954 377 2
1955 382 1
1956 322 3
1957 366 2
1958 350 2
1959 335 4
1960 330 3
1961 334 3
1962 380 2
1963 372 2
1964 382 1
1965 347 1
1966 318 7
1967 293 6
1969 308 9
Year 2B Rank
1954 33 10
1956 27 10
1958 33 6
1959 43 3
1960 29 6
1961 32 3
1962 36 4
1964 38 4
1966 31 5
Year 3B Rank
1954 13 1
1955 13 1
1956 8 8
1957 20 1
1958 11 2
1960 12 2
1963 8 7
Year HR Rank
1954 41 3
1955 51 1
1956 36 5
1957 35 4
1958 29 6
1959 34 5
1960 29 6
1961 40 2
1962 45 2
1963 43 2
1964 39 1
1965 43 2
1966 33 5
1967 31 2
1969 36 7
Year SB Rank
1954 8 8
1955 24 2
1956 40 1
1957 38 1
1958 31 1
1959 27 1
1960 25 4
1961 18 5
Year RBI Rank
1954 110 6
1955 127 2
1957 97 6
1958 96 4
1959 104 7
1960 103 4
1961 123 3
1962 149 1
1963 115 6
1964 112 4
1965 122 2
1966 103 10
1967 112 1
1969 130 4
Year R Rank
1954 119 3
1955 123 2
1956 101 6
1957 112 3
1958 121 1
1959 125 2
1960 107 3
1961 129 1
1962 144 2
1963 124 2
1964 118 1
1965 107 7
1966 121 2
1967 98 7
Year BB Rank
1955 79 8
1957 76 6
1958 78 5
1960 61 9
1961 81 3
1963 76 8
1964 67 10
1966 71 8
1967 86 5
Year IBB Rank
1951 3 3
1954 4 3
1955 13 5
1956 20 3
1957 15 2
1958 12 4
1960 11 7
1961 15 5
1966 6 6
1967 5 7
Year HBP Rank
1955 4 10
1960 4 9
1966 10 5
1967 9 6
1968 9 5
Year SF Rank
1955 7 8
1957 6 8
1959 6 8
1960 9 3
1962 9 3
1967 11 1
Year XBH Rank
1954 87 2
1955 82 1
1956 71 4
1957 81 2
1958 73 2
1959 82 2
1960 70 3
1961 75 4
1962 84 2
1963 79 2
1964 79 1
1965 69 3
1966 66 6
1967 58 9
1969 67 7
Year Avg Rank
1954 0.345 1
1955 0.319 2
1957 0.333 2
1958 0.347 2
1959 0.313 5
1960 0.319 2
1961 0.308 8
1962 0.322 10
1963 0.325 4
1964 0.359 1
1965 0.312 6
1966 0.305 10
Year OBP Rank
1954 0.411 5
1955 0.400 5
1956 0.369 9
1957 0.407 2
1958 0.419 3
1959 0.381 8
1960 0.381 5
1961 0.393 5
1962 0.385 9
1963 0.400 3
1964 0.420 1
1965 0.374 9
1966 0.385 4
1967 0.396 5
Year SLG Rank
1954 0.667 1
1955 0.659 1
1956 0.557 4
1957 0.626 1
1958 0.583 2
1959 0.583 5
1960 0.555 4
1961 0.584 4
1962 0.602 2
1963 0.607 2
1964 0.614 1
1965 0.576 1
1966 0.527 5
1967 0.519 3
1969 0.500 10
Year ISO Rank
1954 0.322 1
1955 0.340 1
1956 0.261 4
1957 0.292 3
1958 0.237 3
1959 0.270 5
1960 0.235 6
1961 0.276 4
1962 0.281 2
1963 0.282 2
1964 0.256 1
1965 0.264 1
1966 0.222 5
1967 0.216 1
1969 0.229 8
Year OPS Rank
1954 1.078 1
1955 1.059 1
1956 0.926 3
1957 1.033 2
1958 1.002 1
1959 0.964 5
1960 0.936 3
1961 0.977 2
1962 0.988 2
1963 1.007 2
1964 1.034 1
1965 0.950 2
1966 0.913 3
1967 0.915 2
Year G Rank
1955 152 9
1956 152 10
1957 152 5
1958 152 3
1959 151 8
1960 153 4
1961 154 2
1962 160 8
Year WAR Rank
1954 9.0 2
1955 9.0 1
1956 6.1 2
1957 8.6 1
1958 8.7 1
1959 7.5 3
1960 7.1 2
1961 6.7 2
1962 10.2 1
1963 10.9 2
1964 12.0 1
1965 8.6 2
1966 8.0 2
1967 8.1 1
1968 6.7 5